I am a sucker for romance and food, so when I read my first romance novel with a culinary theme I was hooked! I never knew it was a “thing”. There are so many wonderful culinary themed romance novels out there to be read and enjoyed. My latest find is an adorable book called “The Coincidence of Coconut
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I always throw a small dinner party every year for New Year’s Eve, and this year is no different. I am constantly pouring over recipes to see what I will make for dinner and then the piece de resistance (and my FAVORITE): dessert. This year, I found a fabulous confection consisting of meringue and decadent mousse in Food and
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Have you ever had a cake that you baked a little too long or it got a bit hard or dried out?? All you need to do is soften it, by making a flavorful syrup to moisten it. Simple syrups are used all the time in European style cakes especially sponge cakes that tend to be
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This is my favorite time of the year, and it is not just because school is out and the days are long and lazy. Soon it will be the start of my Baking Program for kids. It is really a camp for those who are serious enough to be knee high in dough for a week. I have been teaching this
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When my daughter was quite young she was obsessed with dinosaurs. So I wanted to make her a dinosaur birthday cake, a T-Rex cake using a Wilton mold showing a lovely profile of the creature. So you might be asking yourself how exactly does this talk of prehistoric carnivores relate to the art of baking? Trust me
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Chocolate Cake Makes one 9- inch round layer cake feeding about 18 people 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 cups hot brewed coffee 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 2 ½ cups granulated sugar 4 large eggs 1 ½ teaspoons
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