FOOD FUN: Pumpkin Cannoli Recipe

[1] Make pumpkin cannoli for harvest season (photo © Piccione Pastry). [2] Fresh ricotta draining in a strainer (photo © Jsix | SD). [3] Buy pumpkin purée, not pumpkin pie filling (photo © Libby’s).   Cannoli are one of our favorite desserts. The marriage of the crunchy shell and the sweetened ricotta is all that…
Continue reading “FOOD FUN: Pumpkin Cannoli Recipe”

ELEGANT DESSERT: Pots & Co Upside-Down Pumpkin Pie

Now there’s another reason to head to Costco: the “Upside Down Pumpkin Cream Pie” ramekins* from Pots & Co (photos #1 and #2). Portioned in small, reusable glass pots, this elegant dessert has seasoned graham cracker crumbs on top of creamy pumpkin custard. While pumpkin pie is itself a baked custard in a crust and…
Continue reading “ELEGANT DESSERT: Pots & Co Upside-Down Pumpkin Pie”

FOOD FUN: Caramel Apple Float Recipe For Halloween

[1] For Halloween season, a caramel apple float (photo © Taste Of Home). [2] Use a squeeze bottle of syrup or dessert sauce to make stripes, zigzags, or other designs om the inside of a glass (photo © Jonathan Borba | Unsplash). [3] A squeeze bottle of caramel sauce makes it easy to decorate the…
Continue reading “FOOD FUN: Caramel Apple Float Recipe For Halloween”

Cookie Pop With Oreos For Halloween

One of our favorite snacks, popcorn with add-ins from Cookie Pop & Candy Pop, has released a Halloween edition of its Cookie Pop with Oreos. Fluffy premium popcorn is mixed with Oreo pieces and topped with an orange-colored white chocolate drizzle. While we’re not rationalizing the chocolate drizzle and the Oreos, the popcorn is a…
Continue reading “Cookie Pop With Oreos For Halloween”

A Great New Pasta, Al Bronzo From Barilla

[1] Mezzi Rigatoni with burrata, cherry tomatoes, and burrata. The recipe is below (photos #1 through #5 © Barilla). [2] The new Al Bronzo line. [3] Penne rigate, “striped quills” in Italian. The “stripes” are actually ridges that help the sauce grip the pasta. [4] Penne rigate tosed with extra virgin olive oil and Parmigiano…
Continue reading “A Great New Pasta, Al Bronzo From Barilla”