Eating English Plum Pudding is the traditional culmination of the Christmas feast (the treat is also sometimes called Christmas pudding). This dense, fruit-filled Victorian dessert remains a fixture of British Christmas celebrations to this …
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, …
Tahini buttercream is sweet and earthy with a little salt and a lovely toasted sesame flavor. Jess Touchette shares the details of her recipe below. Tahini, a spread made by blending sesame …
Learn the fascinating history of brownies and try the the recipe for the first ever chocolate brownies! Sure, it looks more like a cake. But, it tastes 100% brownie - far more dense than what …
We've all seen stunning professional cakes decorated with edible flowers. Using flowers is an extremely easy and beautiful way to decorate cakes at home, too. You can hide frosting flaws with beautiful blooms and …
These baked couscous poppers are brown and crispy on the outside, but become an exciting avalanche of tiny couscous balls in your mouth. The couscous poppers are simple to make (just bake cooked couscous …
Cream pie (sometimes called sugar cream pie) tastes like crème brûlée in pie format. It's rich and decadent and the filling requires just six ingredients - sugar, butter, half and half, vanilla, nutmeg, and cornstarch. …
These Super Bowl cupcakes are no joke - they're made with hot sauce and blue cheese and taste phenomenal! When my house started to smell like buffalo wings (there was no chicken involved …
Chiffon cake is a light, airy cake for when you want dessert but don't want to be bogged down with something heavy. Chiffon boasts both the rich taste and crumbly texture of a yellow cake …
Highly revered, chocolate bonbons are truly blissful! They're actually not that hard to make. But what exactly are they? How are they made? How are these chocolate confections different from truffles? …
Sticky toffee pudding is a moist British cake - not what we think of as a pudding on this side of the pond. It's made with dates, but no one seems to know that; they're …
Prickly pear lemon bars are sweet and tangy and have a buttery crust that I could eat all by itself. They are a variation on my favorite lemon lime squares. While I wouldn't make the …
Zimtsterne, or cinnamon stars, are classic German Christmas cookies. They are similar to gingerbread cookies, but made with ground almonds and flavored heavily with cinnamon. They are chewy on the inside and very crispy …
Ever since I wrote about making homemade crumpets, I've been answering questions about tea and crumpets for friends, family, and readers. A crumpet is a type of bread most closely related to …
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 …
