TIP OF THE DAY: July 4th Patriotic Pound Cake

It couldn’t be easier to make this impressive holiday dessert. Cover rectangular slices of pound cake with whipped cream. Line up blueberries and raspberries (or strawberries diced to the size of blueberries) in “stripes” like the American flag. If the fruit isn’t as sweet as you’d like, toss it in a bit of sugar first…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Key Lime Pies & Tarts

Key lime pie is one of the most popular pie, and is also one of the easiest to make. While using fresh key limes is ideal (their season is June through August), some people opt for Nellie and Joe’s Key West Lime Juice, available in most supermarkets and specialty stores. We’d rather wait for real…
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RECIPE: July Fourth Strawberries

Red, white and blue ingredients create the perfect July Fourth dessert. Photo courtesy Dove Chocolate Discoveries.   Not only are berries, such as strawberries and blueberries, in season during the Fourth of July, but they also come in patriotic colors, making them great ingredients in recipes you can make for your Independence Day celebrations, such…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Waffles For International Waffle Day

It’s International Waffle Day! Make your favorite waffles for breakfast, lunch or dessert. For a savory main course, top waffles with sour cream or crème fraîche and salmon caviar; with smoked salmon or poached salmon, sour cream and dill; with poached chicken or seafood and dill; with creamed chicken or seafood and mushrooms. For dessert,…
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PRODUCT: A Favorite Cookie Becomes A Cake

Baking Dad a cake for Father’s Day? How about a super-sized cake version of one of his favorite cookies? What’s new in the world of adorable bakeware, you ask? We’d like to introduce you to Williams–Sonoma’s Sandwich Cookie Cake Pan—too cute to pass up, no matter how cluttered your bakeware cabinet. The set includes two…
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