FOOD FUN: A Year Of Crazy Cannoli (A Different Flavor Every Week!)

[1] Chocolate Amaretto Cannoli (all photos except #5 © Piccione Pastry | St. Louis). [2] Carrot Cake Cannoli. You can port your favorite cake flavor into cannoli cream. [3] Chocolate Cherry Cannoli, its shell dipped in a hard chocolate. [4] Maple Bacon Cannoli, maple cannoli cream topped with a strip of caramelized bacon affixed with…
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FOOD FUN: Piping A Lemon Meringue Tart

In the mood for lemon tart? Try your hand at this this particularly lovely lemon meringue tart, a deconstructed approach conceived by Khanh-Ly Huynh, a Parisian chef. She used a “deliberately very hard shortbread crust, an acidic lemon curd and a slightly minty meringue.” To make it, gather a: Shortbread tart crust recipe Lemon curd…
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FOOD FUN: Burns Night Cookies

[1] Gingerbread men are not just for Christmas. Dress them up for other occasions, like Burns Night (photo courtesy Fancy Flours). [2] Find a cartoon kilt online and print out copies for your cookies (photo courtesy Getty Images).   Burns Night is celebrated on January 25th in Scotland—and elsewhere by those of us who love…
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TOP PICKS OF THE YEAR: 2017

As the year ends, we revisit some of our favorite products of the year. They’re all Top Picks Of The Week, but they’re the ones that we can’t stop eating. If you’re looking for something new and special, we strongly recommend them. In alphabetical order, we present:   BETTER-FOR-YOU FOODS Better Beans Most of us…
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RECIPE: Spiced Eggnog Cheesecake

Here’s a holiday dessert for cheesecake lovers: Spiced Eggnog Cheesecake. The recipe is from Anne Callaghan, corporate chef of the Charlie Palmer Group in Las Vegas.     RECIPE: SPICED EGGNOG CHEESECAKE Ingredients For 10-12 Servings For The Crust 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup ginger snap cookies, crushed 2 tablespoons brown sugar 3…
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