Why? Last year, Jonathan and I went to Gilroy, California. Gilroy is all about garlic. Each year, they host the Gilroy Garlic Festival - which features, as you might imagine, everything garlic! While …
Round challah (airy, eggy, braided bread) is baked for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year. Learn to make this traditional bread from scratch! Challah is a …
Charoset is a reason to look forward to Passover. I would eat charoset year round, but then I wouldn't enjoy it as much over Passover. I could eat it by the bowl - cold …
Sure, Chinese New Year Cupcakes are not the traditional dessert to celebrate the Chinese New Year, but the cake that I turned into cupcakes, nian gao, is. It's a sticky, glutinous cake that is filled …
These Easter cupcakes baked in real egg shells are an unforgettable treat! They're also great as an edible April Fools' Day joke. I watched my Grandmother's face when she realized that I hadn't handed …
Peppernut cookies, or Pfeffernusse, are small German spice cookies loaded with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and nutmeg. There's molasses, too, for a richer flavor, and a splash of brandy for brightness. But, the ingredient that …
Sugar plums are some of the most iconic Christmas desserts and yet most people have never had them. What is a sugar plum, and how do you make one? Here's what you need to …
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. …
Cookie trees work so well as dessert table centerpieces! While you can make them with any kind of cookies, I find that madeleines look particularly beautiful. Below, I share how I make my holiday tree! …
Flavored like black licorice and decorated with spiders made from licorice and gumdrops, my Halloween Cupcakes are perfect for the spooky holiday! Enlist kids of all ages to have fun while helping you to …
Orange, red wine, and cinnamon come together in cuddrireddra, an Italian deep fried cookie that resembles a biscotti in texture. Don't let the frying scare you off. Everyone was surprised to hear that …
What is Carob? Carob might seem just like chocolate when processed into powder or chips and packaged just like our favorite cacao products, but carob and chocolate are completely different in terms of origin, taste, …
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 …
This ginger molasses cookie recipe results in perfectly soft, chewy, cookies that are loaded with spices like ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. They also have that perfect crinkle on top! Chewy molasses …
Martine Lleonart has created the cutest little hedgehog cookies!! In this guest post, she shows you how to dress them up for Christmas. Hopefully, it inspires you to create your own versions for …
