Category: Cookies-Cake-Pastry

TIP OF THE DAY: Halloween Cakes With Nordicware

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Add even more fun to Halloween festivities for family and friends…for party hosts…for your workplace: Make a Halloween cake with a NordicWare cake mold. It requires no more time and talent than pouring a cake mix batter into the mold. The molds are artfully embossed, creating “cake sculptures” that need no added decoration. Of course,…
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RECIPE: Pumpkin Cheese Danish & The History Of Viennoiserie

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[1] One of the most popular types of Viennoiserie is Danish pastry, typically round with fruit and/or cheese fillings (photo courtesy Visit Denmark). [2] Kouign amann may look like Danish’s country cousin, but the flavor is as royal as it can be (Here’s the recipe from The Kitchn). [3] Perhaps the most oft-consumed Viennoiserie choice:…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Betty For National Apple Betty Day

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[1] David Venable’s Apple Brown Betty. The recipe is below (photo courtesy QVC). [2] Have your betty a la mode (photo courtesy Cook Diary). [3] A pan full of betty. [4] Photos #2 and #4: Apple brown betty from Curious Cuisiniere (here’s the recipe). [5] For a special occasion, top the betty with hard sauce—perhaps…
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GLUTEN-FREE PRODUCT: Scratch & Grain Baking Kits Are Not Just For Kids

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Gluten-free writer Georgi Page-Smith writes that Scratch & Grain Baking Kits are not “just for kids.” While the line was created so that children could easily make a batch of cookies or brownies, the quality is so fine that households with no kids can just dig in. During a recent cornbread jag I requested a…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: America’s Favorite Cookies

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October is National Cookie Month, National Cookie Day is December 4th, and today, October 1st, is National Homemade Cookie Day. According to OnePoll.com, the average American eats 18,928 cookies in their lifetime. According to Huffington Post, America’s top 10 favorite cookies are: 1. Chocolate chip cookie 2. Brownie (a brownie is classified as a bar…
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