RECIPE: Butter Pecan Chocolate Fudge For National Pecan Day

April 14th is National Pecan Day. Since we got our taxes in the day before, we treated ourself by making this layered Butter Pecan Chocolate Fudge yesterday. The recipe is below, but first…     THE HISTORY OF PECANS Pecans are the only major tree nut indigenous to America, native to the southeastern United States.…
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RECIPE: Grilled Cheese Caprese with Balsamic Syrup Drizzle

[1] Today’s recipe: a Grilled Cheese Caprese sandwich from Marge Perry & David Bonom (photo © Pots and Pans). [2] Grilled Cheese Caprese without the balsamic drizzle. Here’s the recipe from Cooking Classy (photo © Cooking Classy). [3] Don’t want to grill it? Here’s the recipe for an “uncooked” Caprese sandwich from Somewhat Simple (photo…
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FOOD FUN: Stuffed Bagel Buns Baking Kit

We first encountered petite stuffed bagels at a trade show, some 10 years ago. Made by a Canadian company, they were a delight for the eyes. They were not the traditional two halves of a bagel with cream cheese, but a dome shape with cream cheese piped inside. They tasted the same as a traditional…
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The Different Types Of Sponge Cake & Passover Sponge Cake Recipe

Sponge cake is a light and airy cake with no fat, traditional flour or leavening. The rise comes from beating air into egg whites. August 23rd is National Sponge Cake Day. The Jewish-style sponge cake—a Passover mainstay because it has no leavening—is not the same as génoise. Génoise, the French sponge cake made with conventional…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try A Trending Beer Style

[1] Otra Vez is a gose-style beer from Sierra Nevada (both photos courtesy Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.). [2] Sierra Nevada’s Session IPA.   April 7th is National Beer Day. If you’re a beer drinker, you likely have your favorite style(s). But what’s trending in beer? Here it is, adapted from Flavor & The Menu for…
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