"It did a happy dance in my mouth!" said my mother-in-law after tasting my pomegranate mojito cupcakes. I couldn't have said it better myself. But what kind of dance? I'd say a Lindy Hop. The …
Cucumbers are clean, crisp, and refreshing. Why do we often sour them, turning them into pickles? Although candied cucumbers resemble bread and butter pickles, I assure you that they taste nothing alike. Candied …
On a sticky, smoldering day, nothing beats plain old ice - gritty, crunchy, and so cold that you can only handle a little bit at a time. Grownup limoncello snow cones made with a refreshing …
You can make dulce de leche (a sweet, addictive caramel-like sauce popular in Latin America) three different ways. Whether you prefer to use the stove, an electric pressure cooker, or a slow cooker, you …
Orange pie has a fresh, bright flavor and a lovely gingersnap crust. Contributor Jessica Touchette makes hers as a light, fluffy chiffon pie and adds some winter spices. If you're looking to up …
These adorable Peach Cookies look just like little fruits and they are so simple to make and decorate. While Italian peach cookies are often made with a pastry cream filling, these are filled with …
My homemade Baileys Irish Cream is inexpensive, so tasty, and so easy to make right in your own kitchen that you'll never want to buy it again. It only takes 10 minutes to mix …
My vanilla panna cotta is so refreshing and requires almost no preparation to make! I make the recipe vegetarian and stable at room temperature by using agar agar powder, a gelatin …
Using my easy Oreo frosting is like topping your cake or cupcakes (ideally Oreo cupcakes!) with cookies and cream cheesecake. This Oreo icing is made with cream cheese so it is super creamy and …
In this post, contributor Jessica Touchette shares her fabulous carob cupcake recipe with us. I had the pleasure of trying the cupcakes and I immediately fell in love with their sweet, earthy flavor. …
These moist mango cupcakes topped with decadent, drippy dulce de leche are the mango cupcakes that I've been wanting to create, but until now, hadn't. Don't you want to lick the dulce de leche …
These Key Lime Cupcakes are light, refreshing, and packed with lime flavor. They are made with both key lime zest and key lime juice to taste just like classic key lime pie! …
This orange curd recipe is like a taste of sunshine. Orange curd is smooth and creamy and thick enough to spread over toast. Plus, it's easy to make using very basic ingredients. What …
Syllabub is an English cocktail most popular from the 16th to 19th centuries. It has a frothed top made from milk whisked with sugar, cider, spices, and cream, and it tastes somewhat like eggnog. …
An Icebox Cake is an old-fashioned, no-bake, refrigerated cake made from nothing more than cookies and whipped cream. Such a description, however, hardly does the confection justice. The cake-making alchemy that takes place in …
