Do you know which came first: brownies or blondies? It was the blondie! Dense, fudgy, butterscotch-flavored bars existed in the late 19th century; chocolate brownies were not developed until 1905. Yet people often forget about the blondie and turn to […]
When I think of Peanut Butter Cookies, I always think of elementary school – I think they were a favorite of the lunchroom ladies. I remember walking into the cafeteria, and I could smell the peanut butter. Everyone loved them!
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I am a fan of celebrity Chef Nigella Lawson. I love the way she flirts with and seduces the viewer into her kitchen and then woos them with her recipes in an intimate step-by-step description. She has been referred to
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Recently, I served tea sandwiches made with raisin bread at a party. Trimming the sandwiches in triangles yielded a lot of leftover crusts. So, it made sense to make bread pudding. Some form of bread pudding has been around since
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I am not a fan of shortcuts in the kitchen. I think food is always best prepared from scratch using fresh ingredients. There are those casual dining times, however, that I just want to throw some ingredients together and have
Some form of macaroons can be traced as far back as the 8th century. In the mid-1500s, two Benedictine nuns came to Nancy France seeking asylum during the French Revolution. The two women paid for their housing by baking and
This is less of a recipe and more of a reminder of a terrific snack: Trail Mix. Trail Mix was first suggested in the early 1900s by Horace Kephart in his popular camping guide for campers. Since then, campers and
I have long been a fan of ice cream desserts, perhaps borne out of my first real job as a soda jerk. Decades ago, I would mix vanilla ice cream and lime sherbet, put it in a cracker crumb pie
My sweet friend Nancy gave me peaches from a local orchard. The peaches were gorgeous; they had a uniform yellow-orange background with splashes of reds and pinks painting the surface. And smelled heavenly. So, I decided to make a Peach
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My sister loves cherries. She was coming for dinner, and I wanted to make a special dessert for her, so I decided to make a Cherry Brownie Sundae. It is dramatic, delicious, and easy to make. The brownies are chocolaty,
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