Homemade maraschino cherries are easy to make, so tasty, and much better for you than store-bought ones. Use them to top ice cream sundaes, cupcakes, or as the perfect cocktail cherries! …
Green olives are reputed to make men more virile and dark chocolate has been thought since the time of the ancient Mayans to increase erotic pleasure. Combine olives and chocolate and you have little aphrodisiac …
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! …
I've loved quinoa since I first encountered the little colorful curly-Q's. It's so much more interesting as a base for a dish than the old standby, white rice. However, until recently, I hadn't considered …
I don't want a 'plain chocolate cupcake'. I want a phenomenal, rich, delectable, 'better than sex' chocolate cupcake. Milk chocolate? White chocolate? Dark chocolate? All of the the above. Not EVERY …
This post was sponsored by Red Star Yeast. They make baking with yeast easy! Challah is my favorite bread. It's the bread that my dad would bring home from bakeries when I …
Cookie dough frosting is the best frosting! It's made from edible cookie dough that is softened just enough to make it pipeable. Did you know that you can easily create your own …
There's no need to miss the cheese Danishes from your favorite bakery. It's so easy to make them at home and you'll get to enjoy them hot out of the oven! Plus, your whole house …
Yesterday, I shared how to make homemade honey nut Cheerios. I explained that you wouldn't be making the Cheerios from scratch. Rather, you'd be using store-bought plain Cheerios and then sweetening them to your …
In a pinch, I've always substituted yogurt for sour cream and never really noticed any difference in the end result. I also know that many of you substitute yogurt for sour cream for health reasons. …
If goat butter isn't already in your baking ingredient arsenal, here's your call to give it a try! From taste to texture to color and ease of use, goat butter has so many advantages …
It's not just the flavor of this orange olive oil cake that wins tasters over; it's the texture, also. This cake is just as rich as its buttery peers, more moist, and doesn't leave …
I was the strange kid who always wiped off and threw away the buttercream frosting from slices of birthday cake. As I became a baker, I learned that most buttercream frosting we consume in America …
Honey is a fantastic natural sweetener for baked goods. You can plan your baking around honey or use it as a substitute for granulated sugar. Here's everything you need to know to bake with honey! …
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 …
