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Good Tool: Cookie Scoops

Between the baking bug that got us as soon as the weather turned cool and the holiday baking we see looming on the horizon, we're thinking it might be about time to invest in a good set of cookie scoo...

Curious Candies: Have You Ever Made Nougat?

Imagine a cross between a marshmallow and a meringue, fragrant with honey and studded with tender nuts, and you've got nougat! We love to nibble it on its own and crumble it into desserts, but we've n...

Gooey and Fudgy: Hershey's Ultimate Chocolate Brownies
Recipe Review

Got a serious chocolate craving? These brownies will do the trick and leave you wishing you had room for more. They're intensely chocolately and so fudgy you almost need a spoon. You'll definitely nee...

The Best Chewy Chocolate Cookies Ever (& Low-Fat Too)
Recipe Reviews

Do you like chewy cookies? Do you love the chewy edge of a brownie? Then these cookies are your ultimate treat. ...

How to Tell When Cake is Finished Baking

A dry, crumbly cake when you've been anticipating a moist, delicious one is a very sad thing. Learning how to tell the exact moment when a cake should come out of the oven can take some practice. Luck...

Have You Ever Tried Eggplant — For Dessert?

We're rather fascinated by this recipe for tarte tatin. See, it doesn't call for the traditional apples, or even pears or quince: it's topped with eggplant. What do you think? Does eggplant have desse...

Spanish Desserts for Fall
Australian Gourmet Traveller

Australian Gourmet Traveller highlights the flavors of Spain, Catalonia, and Basque Country this month, and we are swooning over their beautiful dessert recipes and photos. Featuring warm and enticing...

Recipe: Bite Sized Bacon Caramels

There are just some things that were made to be together. Peanut butter and jelly, tomatoes and basil and best of all, caramels and bacon. There was a caramel bacon fad a year ago, but we wanted to...

Five (Classy) Halloween Treats from Martha Stewart

We have to say that Halloween isn't our favorite holiday. We find lot of the ghoulish tricks and treats more gross-out than good fun. But there are always creative ways to celebrate the darkness of ...

Applesauce Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Gourmet

We don't know exactly what's going to happen to Gourmet's gorgeous, gorgeous website now that the magazine is closing. But we're getting our fix while we can, and this easy applesauce cake looks like ...

Fall Dessert: Baked Pear Dumplings
Olive Magazine

Rustic yet elegant, these pear dumplings are among the prettiest autumn recipes we've seen. We might have to plan a dinner party just so we can serve these for dessert!...

Five Ways to Eat: Dark Chocolate

You probably don't need much help from us in eating your dark chocolate. After all, it's not only addictively delicious; it also has a health stamp of approval these days — antioxidant is such a...

What Is Your Favorite Bundt Cake Recipe?

Autumn is a time for office potlucks and holiday parties, and we're always looking around for a no-fail dessert. The bundt cake is impressively shaped, feeds a lot of people, and when properly made, i...

Hot and Milky: Malted Cocoa Mix from Alton Brown
Recipe Reviews

Oh autumn. You're here. It's time for hot cocoa. Here's our new favorite hot cocoa recipe: a milky, comforting mix of cocoa and malted milk powder from Alton Brown. Notice we didn't say hot chocola...

Step-by-Step Instructions for One-Ingredient Ice Cream

Remember this amazingly creamy ice cream with just one ingredient? Well, in our eagerness to tell you all about it, we didn't give you very detailed instructions. Here, for those of you asked, are s...

Mooncakes & Dumplings: The Mid-Autumn Festival

According to the lunar calendar, the moon will shine brightest on October 3 this year. In countries from China to Vietnam, Korea, and Japan, people will gather with family and friends to enjoy the v...

Try This! How To Make Candied Salted Bacon

There comes a time in everyone's life when you're standing in the kitchen at 2am (pants optional) testing recipes. The quickly approaching morning sun seems irrelevant when you're busy creating the s...

Word of Mouth: Gianduja

Gianduja (jhe-yan doo yah), noun - A smooth spread made of chocolate and ground hazelnuts, from the Piedmont region in Italy. (Variation: Gianduia) Before Nutella, there was gianduja! Do you love thi...

Recipe: Smoked Lemon Bars

Although Fall is officially here, we're still trying to wrap ourselves in the long days of summer for as long as possible. This past weekend we fired up the smoker and tossed on a bag of lemons, whi...

How Do I Recreate This Lemon Tart From Amsterdam?
Good Questions

Q: I had this fabulous lemon tart while on holiday in Amsterdam. It was so different to the lemon-curd style tart that I'm used to in Montreal. It was very soft and tender, consistent, sort of eggy/ca...

Peach and Cornmeal Upside-Down Cake
Recipe Reviews

Hello, new favorite fall dessert! Peach cornmeal upside-down cake — we love you. We've made this cake no less than three times in the last couple of weeks. Here's why....

Bring On Autumn! Pumpkin Spiced Baked Goods

In another month or two, we'll probably be groaning at the mere mention of a recipe with pumpkin spices...but not now! Right now we're definitely ready for some pumpkin-y treats, warm from the oven an...

Party Treat: Mini-Sized Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats

A couple days ago we told you how much we love little paper soufflé cups for all manner of party tasks and treats. Here's our latest use for them: individual balls of peanut butter rice krispie...

Born in the Fall? 8 Birthday Cakes Inspired by the Season

We've got a family member celebrating a birthday this weekend, and it's been a while since we've broken out all three cake pans and embarked on a proper, layered birthday cake. The turn of the seaso...

How Can I Double A Batch of Cookies?
Good Questions

Q: Any tips on doubling cookie recipe batches? Do I need to add more eggs? I made snickerdoodles and doubled the recipe, but they came out flat and chewy, not puffy. Sent by Joyce...

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