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Welcoming Fall with Cupcakes

I know it isn’t exactly Fall yet, but you could’ve fooled me with what’s being featured on all the magazine covers these late summer days: fall recipes.  With that comes the apple, pumpkin, and fall inspired desserts.   Last year, we hosted a squash cupcake recipe contest!  We had a few creative entries.  One of more »

A Marriage of too many Recipes!

Cooking and baking a good meal/dessert are a lot like maintaining a healthy relationship.  Add the right ingredients, put in the right amount of time, throw in some love and you’ve got a recipe that won’t ever get old.  Today, I combined too many ingredients the wrong way. Dear reader, I really meant to create more »

Ingredient in the Spotlight: Pecans

Image by FotoosVanRobin via Flickr They’re great for you, America produces the vast majority of them, and at least according to a recent article, Chinese consumers can’t get enough of them. Pecans! Oh, did I mention that they’re delicious, too? Did you know that the word “pecan” actually means “nut requiring a stone to crack” more »