BOOK: The Divvies Bakery Cookbook

More than 12 million Americans have food allergies, and more than 30 million are lactose intolerant. The bakery Divvies—the name evokes divvying up the goodies—was founded when Lori Sandler learned that her young son had several allergies. She wanted to make baked goods and candy that the entire family and friends would enjoy. Divvies bakery…
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PRODUCT: Novelty Food Soap

How cute are these “Soapsicles?” Love Lee Soaps are a food-lover’s soap paradise. Soaps imitate bacon and eggs, candy corn, chocolates, cinnamon rolls, gummi bears, ice cream cones, jelly beans, macaroons, muffins, pickles, popcorn, red licorice and more. Made with moisturizing glycerin and shea butter, they will keep your skin soft—if you can force yourself…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ice Cream Cone Tips

A marshmallow in the tip means no drip. Photo by Agg | Dreamstime. To keep an ice cream cone from dripping, stuff a miniature marshmallow or two into the bottom of the cone. It will plug up the tip so that ice cream doesn’t drip through. Want to make fancy dipped ice cream cones, like…
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FOOD FACTS: For Mayonnaise Lovers

Unlike mustard, pickles and other condiments that are essentially the same as at the time of their invention, mayonnaise evolved into something quite different. The “original” mayonnaise was a sauce served at a banquet following the 1756 Battle of Mahón, a city on the island of Minorca in the Mediterranean. The new recipe was named…
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