Pedro Ximénez is the name of a white spanish grape varietal that is used to produce an intensely sweet sherry that is typically served as a dessert wine. The grapes are dried in the sun before being juiced, so the resulting wine – which is fortified and aged before being bottled – has …
This is a simple cookie recipe that yields delicious, chewy chocolate chip cookies, but I struggled a little bit with the title of the post. The cookies are dairy-free, meaning that they aren’t made with butter. Instead of butter, I used a vegan cultured “butter” that has a similar flavor, but …
The last time I was in Trader Joe’s, a product in the dairy section jumped out at me:Â Miyoko’s Creamery Cultured Vegan Butter. Cultured butter is made by adding live bacteria to cream before churning it into butter. Culturing gives the butter a rich tanginess to it that really sets it apart …
The other day, I saw that Starbucks Japan was launching a limited edition Cherry Pie Frappuccino that not only contained a cherry pie syrup/filling to accent the vanilla Frappuccino, but it was topped with a dome of pie crust instead of the usual plastic dome that is found on Starbucks …
While some weeks I’m inspired by my throwback recipe (below) as a topic for BfoB, this week I couldn’t seem to narrow it down to one specific topic. I saw lots of fabulous brunch ideas, Easter recipes and – tying in with my throwback pick – plenty of late winter/early spring citrus. Any of …
As a fan of coconut, I’m always interested when I see a coconut pie on a dessert menu. Recently at a restaurant known for their pies, I had a very disappointing slice of coconut pie that had almost no coconut flavor to it. The texture of that pie left something to be desired, …
When you think about yeast, you probably think about bread dough, beer or one of the other foods where the single-celled organisms are used to produce rise and bubbles. Yeast is nearly always active – a.k.a. alive – when it is used in a recipe. Nutritional yeast is deactivated yeast that is used …
Homemade truffles are the perfect treat when you need a little indulgence in your life and these Dark Chocolate Champagne Truffles are even more decadent than most. I’m sharing the recipe for these wonderful truffles over on the Craftsy blog (it’s free!!!) right now, so you can make …
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