Today’s Spotlight is on the Sundae. A sundae is an ice cream frozen dessert of American origin that typically consists of one or more scoops of ice cream topped with sauce or syrup and other toppings such as sprinkles, whipped cream, marshmallows, peanuts, maraschino...
It is hard to imagine that we are thinking beyond Christmas already. Now that Christmas is on autopilot I am starting to plan for New Year’s Eve. I see Christmas as an eating holiday and New Year’s as a drinking holiday. With this in mind I wanted to post a recipe for...
Today’s Spotlight is on Vanilla Cupcakes. Cupcakes are small, sweet, snack cakes that are baked in a cup-shaped mold. They are designed to serve one person. Cupcakes are popular because they are portable and portion controlled. They can be decorated with cream,...
Today’s Focus is on Scrapple. Scrapple, also known by the Pennsylvania Dutch name Pannhaas is traditionally a mush of pork scraps and trimmings combined with cornmeal and wheat flour, often buckwheat flour, and spices. The mush is formed into a semi-solid set loaf,...
Today’s Spotlight is on Pastries. Pastry is baked food made with a dough of flour, water and shortening that may be savory or sweetened. Sweetened pastries are often described as bakers’ confectionery. Pastry is a type of baked dough made with flour, water, and...
