On Halloween, even your food can wear costumes! Serve dessert for dinner this year with these Spooktacular Halloween Meatloaf Cupcakes topped with mashed potato ghosts.
I‘m constantly reminding my daughters not to play with their food. They’re forever up to mischief — waving around olive-topped fingertips or turning asparagus spears into light sabers. …
Each crisp, yet tender bite of these pecan-cocoa nib shortbread cookies has an almost caramelized flavor that harmonizes with the cookies’ seductive ingredients.
The other day my husband walked through the door with 10 pounds of Guittard chocolate in one arm and five pounds of cocoa nibs in the other. It wasn’t Valentine’s day. It wasn’t my birthday or Christmas either….
These deeply spiced sweet potato muffins — full of candied ginger and molasses — have a gingerbread-like flavor. They’re simple to make, and they keep well, too!
Whenever I roast sweet potatoes for dinner, I try to throw in a few extra to use for baking projects. I’ve been craving these starchy, sweet tubers lately — I guess all those tell-tale signs of fall have triggered this response….
Give stale bread new life in a simple, flavorful Tuscan Bread and Tomato Salad. Garden-fresh tomatoes really shine in this easy-to-prepare recipe.
Most of the time, my family can’t keep up with the steady stream of food experiments taking shape in my kitchen. Fortunately, disposing of cupcakes, cookies, and brownies — even imperfect ones — is easy to do; I can usually count on neighbors or friends to take excess sweets off our hands….
This S’mores Tart’s decadent graham cracker-inspired crust holds a thick layer of chocolate ganache topped by homemade marshmallow fluff.
My friend Peg always brings her train case camping. This small boxy suitcase contains essentials like toothpaste and deodorant, but more importantly, it contains the necessaries for fireside facials….
With their subtle hint of cinnamon and the bitter, chocolaty crunch from the cocoa nibs, these cinnamon waffles taste amazing with maple syrup.
My daughter Eliza may be a picky eater, but this frustratingly finicky trait has a definite upside. She feels passionate about the foods does like, and she can prepare and cook a few of these herself. Since she loves to experiment, this sometimes leads to culinary genius, like pizza omelets or cinnamon chocolate brownies….
This Roasted Grape Tart features flavorful fruit layered over over sweet mascarpone cream and a brown sugar-pecan crust.
I love grapes. I love their juicy crispness. I love the explosion of sweetness they unleash in your mouth as their taut skins rupture. I love grapes, but I only love them when they’re perfect. Once they’re even slightly past their prime, I want nothing to do with them….
This simple-to-prepare peppermint patty tart — with its delicious, minty filling and a thick layer of chocolate ganache — will take your breath away.
My kids always jump at the chance to go to the hardware store with my husband. Sure, they love his company, but mostly they go because he buys them York Peppermint Patties at the check stand….
