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Barbara Fairchild’s Pumpkin Pie Recipe

 Click for printer-friendly version! According to a pericope, This Pie in History from Barbara Fairchild's new cookbook, Bon Appetit Desserts, the Pilgrims didn’t have pumpkin pie at their first Thanksgiving feast. I don't think Libby's was around then either. The fact is, Pumpkin pie didn't … [Read more...]

Careful What You Food Wish For

Every year about this time I start to think about making Thanksgiving dinner. I know that's not unusual; everyone's thinking about Thanksgiving dinner right now. But what I'm thinking, or should I say lamenting, is that I've never made Thanksgiving dinner. Surprised? Sure, I dream about preparing … [Read more...]

Winner Winner Cupcake Dinner!

Drum roll, please! The winner of the I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!® Holiday Bake-Off Giveaway is... Audrey Shay! Congratulations, Audrey! I hope the Cupcake Prize Package makes your holiday baking more enjoyable and delicious! Big thanks to I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! for sponsoring the … [Read more...]

Snowball Cupcakes Recipe

 Click for printer-friendly version! The Average Betty Test Kitchen was challenged by I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! to make a favorite holiday recipe, replacing butter with ICBINB. I immediately thought, I Can't Believe It's Not Buttercream! Buttercream Frosting is a great test for a … [Read more...]

Adam Cho’s Five Spice French Toast Recipe

 Click for printer-friendly version! Chef Adam Cho of Rick's Cafe at Loews Lake Las Vegas was kind enough to share this recipe for his Chinese Five Spice French Toast which I had the sheer joy of trying when I attended Spice Skool. Chef Cho serves his French Toast with thick-cut, chocolate … [Read more...]

Wanna Whole Lotta Bartolotta Video

BARTOLOTTA BACKSTORY In a recent Las Vegas culinary tour, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting up with two-time James Beard Foundation Awards winner, Chef Paul Bartolotta, in his cavernous kitchen at Bartolotta Ristorante Di Mare at Wynn Las Vegas. Chef Bartolotta is not only one of the … [Read more...]

Thomas Keller’s Fried Chicken Recipe

 Click for printer-friendly version! Thomas Keller's Fried Chicken is legendary. To some, it starts with a pilgrimage to Ad Hoc culminating in a religious experience. To others it's a family cook-off or quest for perfection, perhaps. But overwhelmingly, Keller's Fried Chicken is the … [Read more...]

Top Secret Coffee Cake Video

Time to put the tattered 3x5 recipe card into the family vault and share this Top Secret Coffee Cake recipe with the entire internets. Watch Top Secret Coffee Cake! Get the Top Secret Coffee Cake Recipe! Make it a family tradition in your house, too! … [Read more...]

Top Secret Coffee Cake Recipe

 Click for printer-friendly version! The cursive writing at the top of the tattered 3x5 card says, "Cafe Beaujolais' Coffeecake," but I've only known it as delicious. This classic coffee cake recipe comes from my mother-in-law, Maria, who grew up in Los Angeles. Curiously, the Los … [Read more...]

Ravioli with Creamy Tomato Sauce Recipe

 Click for printer-friendly version! This is an easy recipe for on-the-go weeknights that's heavy on comfort and light on labor. Frozen ravioli, a light tomato-cream sauce and lots of mushrooms! Keep it vegetarian or add lean ground meat for the omnivores in your life. This is really more of … [Read more...]

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