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April 27, 2011 at 7:10 am
· Filed under Food Holidays, Pasta-Pizza
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Enjoy these fun pizza facts from Grande Pizza Co. of Boca Raton, Florida. Our favorite discoveries? Toppings in Russia include sardines, tuna, mackerel, salmon and red onions, and a popular Chinese pizza is topped with eel with thousand island dressing.
Find lots of pizza recipes in our Pasta & Pizza Section.

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April 26, 2011 at 5:13 pm
· Filed under Cheese-Yogurt-Dairy, Chocolate, Top Pick Of The Week
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Capri Chocolate goat cheese is a bettter- for-you chocolate cheesecake. Photo by River Soma | THE NIBBLE. |
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If you like chocolate cheesecake, here’s a better-for-you version:
Capri Chocolate chocolate goat cheese from Westfield Farms.
It’s better for you in at least three ways:
1. Less cholesterol/fat in general.
2. More easily digestible for people with lactose sensitivity.
3. Enjoying an inch-wide slice of the chocolate log, with or without a graham cracker or tea biscuit, is far more prudent than devouring a whole slice of cheesecake.
Read the full review.
Want a classic cheesecake recipe with cream cheese, mascarpone or ricotta?
Check out our 15 cheesecake recipes, including Chocolate Cheesecake and White Chocolate Cheesecake with Raspberry Sauce.
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April 26, 2011 at 7:58 am
· Filed under Cookies-Cake-Pastry, Kitchenware-Tabletop, Recipes, Tip Of The Day
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If you have trouble removing cakes from pans, no matter how much butter and flour you use to grease them, try the parchment paper technique.
Parchment paper, also called baking parchment or baking paper, is a grease-resistant, moisture-resistant, heavy duty kitchen paper. It is available in rolls, rounds and sheets.
You can find parchment paper in the supermarket alongside the foil, plastic and wax paper wraps, and also in specialty stores.
Parchment paper is different from wax paper. Wax paper is coated with wax, whereas parchment paper is impregnated with silicone. Parchment can withstand oven temperatures up to 500°F. Wax paper purportedly can be used up to 350°F, but we haven’t tried it. Parchment is our go-to-paper.
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With parchment paper, cakes lift out easily. Photo courtesy Beyond Gourmet. |
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There is no need to grease a cookie sheet/baking sheet that is covered with parchment, and cookie sheets don’t need “handles.” Cut the paper to the size of the metal sheet. But if the sides of a cake pan are not fully covered in parchment, butter them.
Another benefit of parchment: it keeps the surface clean, so there’s much less to wash up.
For rectangular cake pans: Line the pan with parchment, leaving 2-3 inches hanging over the long sides. To remove the cake from the pan, just lift by the parchment “handles.”
For round cake pans: Cut enough parchment to create the handles and place in the pan. Top with a round circle of parchment.
How about baking zucchini bread using parchment?
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