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Need a little extra inspiration for your Thanksgiving table? These five desserts are some of my favorite things to serve at Thanksgiving.

Perfect Pumpkin Pie is sure to be a hit at any Thanksgiving table. Pumpkin pie is a holiday staple, and the warm spices of this pie …

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Sweet Stuff Travel

Cacao Sampaka, Barcelona, Spain

November 11, 2011

Cacao Sampaka is a shop for chocolate lovers, with a huge selection of handmade artisan chocolates and a cafe in the back of the store that puts all that chocolate to good use in various sweets and desserts. The shop actually has several locations all over the world, but the one …

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La Boqueria Market, Barcelona, Spain

November 10, 2011

La Boqueria Market, Barcelona, Spain
La Boqueria Market is one of my favorite spots in Barcelona. The market is a large, covered marketplace that offers everything from candied fruit to foie gras, just off La Rambla, one of Barcelona’s busiest streets. A market has been operating at the same location as far back as 1217, though …

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Baking Sweet Stuff

What are custard pies?

November 3, 2011

Sweet Potato Pie
A very simple custard of eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla (or some other flavoring) that is cooked on the stovetop or baked in small ramekins in the oven is the first thing that most of us think of when we think of a custard. A custard is a cooked mixture that is thickened …

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Product Reviews Sweet Stuff

Trader Joe’s Elegant Cocoa Pearls, reviewed

November 1, 2011November 2, 2011

Trader Joe’s frequently rotates their inventory, dropping products that aren’t particularly popular with consumers and replacing them with new and different things. Lately, their baking line has been getting a little bit bigger and one of the newest introductions is Baker Josef’s Elegant Cocoa Pearls. These tiny cocoa and off white pearls are …

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What is buttercream?

October 20, 2011May 23, 2014

Chocolate Cake with Buttercream
You can top a cake with whipped cream or glaze it with ganache, but the most popular way to finish off a cake is with a layer of buttercream frosting. Buttercream is a sweet frosting that is rich with butter and has a silky texture that melts against your tongue when you bite …

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Food News Sweet Stuff

Girl Scouts to Limit Palm Oil Use in Cookies

September 30, 2011February 8, 2013

Girl Scout Cookies
Several months ago, two Girl Scouts started a campaign to encourage the Girl Scout organization to remove palm oil from their cookies. Rhiannon Tomtishen and Madison Vorva were working on a project to raise awareness of endangered orangutans and discovered that part of the reason that their habitat was being …

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Dark Brown vs Light Brown Sugar in Baking

September 27, 2011January 3, 2014

Brown sugar is white sugar that has had a small amount of molasses added to it. The molasses gives it a richer, deeper flavor than white sugar and also makes the sugar very moist. Dark brown sugar has a very strong molasses flavor, while light brown sugar is a little drier and …

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5 Great Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas

Cacao Sampaka, Barcelona, Spain

La Boqueria Market, Barcelona, Spain

What are custard pies?

Trader Joe’s Elegant Cocoa Pearls, reviewed

What is buttercream?

Girl Scouts to Limit Palm Oil Use in Cookies

Dark Brown vs Light Brown Sugar in Baking

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