FOOD HOLIDAY & RECIPE: Peach Ice Cream

Peach ice cream. Photo courtesy Haagen-Dazs.   It’s National peach Ice Cream Day. Peaches originated in China and have been cultivated since about 1000 B.C.E. Here are more peach facts. To celebrate the holiday, QVC has sent us chef David Venable’s recipe for homemade, fresh peach ice cream. If you’d like a classic custard-base French…
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FOOD FUN: Fork, Knife & Spoon Cookies With Crème Caramel

At the Chocolate Lab restaurant in San Francisco, crème caramel is served with a surprise: streusel crumbs and cookie utensils. Make it yourself! If you don’t want to go into baking overdrive, you can surprise your guests with just a spoon or a fork. You can buy the cookie cutters online: Spoon cookie cutter Fork…
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Blueberry Muffins Recipe For National Blueberry Muffin Day

[1] Homemade blueberry muffins are so much better than store-bought (photo © Taste Of Home). [2] Use fresh blueberries whenever possible. If you need to use frozen berries, check out the tips below (photo © Elena Taranukhina | Unsplash). [3] We love these buttermilk-blueberry muffins with streusel topping. Here’s the recipe (photo © The Baker…
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