Being a dessert lover, I admit I am sometimes guilty of ignoring the savory side of nuts in favor of my beloved sweets. Sure, there are a million different desserts that benefit from the taste and texture of nuts,...
You've probably made a batch or two of cookies in your day. Chocolate chip. Peanut butter. Oatmeal raisin. The usual. Maybe even rugelach, you awesome baker, you. But what about Fig Newtons? That's right, Fig Newtons, the unsung hero of...
Caramel Popcorn: is there anything it cannot do? In need of a treat for a party? Everyone loves caramel popcorn. Hosting a movie night? Forget buttered popcorn and serve caramel corn instead. Midnight munchies? Caramel popcorn to the rescue! Picnic...
This Chocolate-Peanut Butter Granola recipe all started innocently enough. I had a bag of fresh roasted peanuts and decided to make a nutty peanut butter granola. I wanted to cut down on the fat and sugar, so I used a...
Last week I wrote about Coconut Macaroons, one delicious way to enjoy sweets during the upcoming holiday of Passover. Today I have another great Passover-ready dessert for you: Passover Chocolate Toffee Matzah. Matzah, an unleavened bread similar to a cracker,...
The holiday of Passover is soon approaching, and if you observe Passover, you know that you'll bid a temporary farewell to leavened breads and ingredients like flour, baking powder, and baking soda--the building blocks of tasty sweets! What's a dessert-lover...
You've had milk. You've had cookies. You've probably even had milk and cookies together. But I'll bet you've never had milk and cookies like this. Allow me to introduce you to the skillet Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie Cookie, also known...
Now that we’re officially in Halloween season, I can admit that I’ve been enjoying Halloween candy since the beginning of October. It’s impossible for me to resist! Fortunately, I’ve found some good uses for Halloween candy that don’t involve a...
Now that we're in October, I think it's safe to say we can start cooking with fall ingredients. Cranberries, pumpkin, baked apples and pears, spices...all of these signify, to me, the arrival of autumn and all that's associated with it....
Watch Preview Coming Soon... a step-by-step tutorial on how to make "Fruitopia" using Dried Fruit. Watch the preview below...
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