Category: Recipes

TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Marshmallow Fluff

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TOP PHOTO: Elegant drops of homemade marshmallow cream at Guard and Grace Restaurant | Denver. BOTTOM PHOTO: Chocolate “Fluff” from Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice.   For the upcoming holiday season, something special is the name of the game. Today’s tip was inspired by Guard and Grace in Denver, where dessert plates are garnished…
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Boston Cream Pie Recipe & History For National Boston Cream Pie Day

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October 23rd is National Boston Cream Pie Day, but don’t let the name fool you. Boston Cream Pie is a layer cake: two layers of buttery sponge cake sandwiched with crème pâtissière (pastry cream or vanilla cream filling) or custard filling and topped with a glaze of chocolate ganache. The history and recipe follow, but…
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The Types Of Asian Noodles & The Noodles-Pasta Difference

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Pasta originated in China. Scholars credit the Chinese with making noodles from rice flour as early as 1700 B.C.E., the 17th century before the common era (or before Christ, if you still use the old system). The pasta-centric Italians believe pasta dates back to the ancient Etruscans, who inhabited the Etruria region of Italy (the…
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