Chocolate Birthday Cake with Vanilla Frosting
You’ll love this practically foolproof dark chocolate cake with sweet marshmallow frosting.
Category: dessert
Rikers Island Carrot Cake
Each batch makes 25 nine-and-a-half-pound loaves of carrot cake. The kitchen crew at Rikers apparently make 2,500 loaves of this cake a year, which is
Strawberry Jam
This jam in midwinter tastes as fresh as the berries tasted the previous summer. The secret is to make small batches and to not overcook.
Scotcheroos
These are a family tradition with my in-laws. Whenever two or more are gathered together, these sweet treats are made. (They’ve made them so often,
Mincemeat Tartlets, Update
So here’s what I ended up doing from my last entry, trying to come up with mincemeat pies that would better survive the shipping process,
Mincemeat Tartlets
I saw a version of this recipe on Nigella Lawson’s Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen and thought I’d make them and send them off, far and wide,
Christmas Cookies with Legs
A week or two ago, I posted a link to Gourmet magazine’s website that listed 60+ years worth of cookie recipes, which is really, really
Sixty Years of Christmas Cookies
(image courtesy Gourmet Magazine) Gourmet Magazine offers up a great site detailing 60 years worth of recipes for cookies. The recipes are presented just as
More from the Road
When you’re the only one who can cook, and you’re used to cooking for two and have to feed a crowd. Well, it looks like
In Season Now : Peaches
Stores are selling peaches at a cut-rate price now. Sweet and juicy, now’s the time to think about canning some so you can have that