FOOD HOLIDAY: National Paella Day

Paella mixta, one of the three most popular types of paella. Photo by Monkey Business | Dreamstime..   Paella is one of the world’s great rice dishes. It was first created in Valencia, a region on the East coast of Spain, and was originally cooked over a fire in the fields as a communal lunch…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sorbet Easter Eggs

Instead of a traditional sorbet presentation, shape balls of sorbet into oval egg shapes and serve in a “nest.” Photo courtesy Wine Cellar Sorbets, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week. For a quick and delicious dessert, scoop sorbet in three Easter colors (orange or mango, raspberry or strawberry and lime or kiwi, for example)…
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EASTER: Easy Easter Cupcakes

How cute are these Easter cupcakes? A simple cupcake becomes an Easter treat with three simple changes: 1. Use colored cupcake wrappers (shown here, Reynolds Baking Cups). 2. Make pastel-colored frosting in the shape of a “nest.” 3. Place 3 jelly beans in the nest. Find additional Easter cupcake ideas from Reynolds Kitchens at CupcakeCentral.com.…
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