JULY 4TH RECIPE: Irresistible Red, White & Blue Layered Pound Cake

[1] It’s a beauty, and you can assemble it in 15 minutes (both photos © The Baker Chick). [2] Even the slices are beautiful! You can serve it with riesling, champagne or other sparkling wine.   Need a last-minute dessert solution for July 4th (or any summer day)? You can’t do better than this red-white-and-blue-tiful…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Gingerbread Or Gingersnap Ice Cream Recipe

July 1st is National Creative Ice Cream Day. It’s also National Gingersnap Day. How about combining the two with an easy gingerbread or gingersnap ice cream? Just combine the ingredients below. For a super-Creative Ice Cream Day, use them all: Ginger & Gingersnap Caramel Swirl Toasted Pecan Chocolate Chip Ice Cream!     RECIPE: GINGERBREAD/GINGERSNAP…
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JULY 4TH RECIPE: Turn Fruit Skewers Into An American Flag Cake

[1] A better-for-you July 4th dessert: berries with a bit of cake (photo © Driscoll’s). [2] Buy enough berries for breakfast yogurt or red, white and blue ice cream (photo © Green Giant Fresh). [3] Angel food cake. Here are a recipe and video to bake one from scratch, from Martha Stewart (photo © Martha…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Zak Vacuum Insulated Holder For Cans & Bottles

Our favorite drink holder for beer and soda is the new Zak Hydration 12 Ounce Double Wall Stainless Steel Can and Bottle Cooler with Vacuum. That’s a long way to say that this handy cooler holds a standard can of beer of soft drink, a slim can, or a bottle of beer. The vacuum insulated…
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JULY 4TH: The Easiest Recipes For Breakfast & Cocktails

[1] The easiest July 4th waffles (photo © Amoretti). [2] The easiest July 4th charcuterie plate (photo © Di Bruno Bros).   If you didn’t get enough July 4th recipes from our post last week, here are two more. Both couldn’t be easier.     Breakfast Waffles Just drop blueberries and raspberries into the honeycomb…
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