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No Oven Required: Real British 'Tiffins'
In honor of my revelation of the need for fat and flavor, here is a no-bake recipe from the blog Joy of Baking, an English recipe called chocolate tiffins (otherwise known as British no-bake chocolate cake) made with very real ingredients. (Although the texture really resembles a candy bar or chocolate brittle). If you've made shortbread, or any kind of plain cookie and want to give it a second life, it's a wonderful way of reincarnating the ingredients.Serious Heat: Combining Chile and Chocolate
If you haven't ever heightened your chocolate with a tiny blast of chile powder, then let me convince you why you should. You don't want to overdo the chile flavor—just use a touch of spiciness to bring out the rich chocolaty flavor. The sweetness of the chocolate floods the mouth at the start with just a splash of heat coming right at the end, like in this Spicy S'mores recipe, where a blast of cayenne transforms the chocolaty summer camp treat into a gooey, spicy bit of heaven.Happy National Soft Serve Day
Have you eaten soft serve yet today? Well you should. It's only right. Because today is National Soft Serve Day! Which is, of course, the most official day to eat soft serve. Thank you to the press release that informed us! And to think, we almost treated this day like any other day.No Oven Required: Tastykake-Inspired Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies
Forget girls versus boys: the real social hierarchy in grade school is the division between kids with Cool Lunches and kids with Dorky Lunches. not even Oreos could compete with my friend Amy's lunch treat. Amy had the officially, totally tubular, Coolest Snack of all: Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets. I was not even allowed to ask for Krimpets when shopping with my mom. To this day, I have never had Butterscotch Krimpets but am pleased to share these homemade (and slightly healthier!) butterscotch treats made with oats.How to Make Crème Fraîche
Gourmet markets charge an arm and a leg for this creamier, milder cousin to sour cream. But you can make some at home—by leaving it out in the summer heat, science-project style—for half the cost.No Oven Required: Wholesome Grandma Cereal Bars
As a little girl, I was convinced that my grandmother was the ONLY person in the world who ate fibrous, flaky bran cereal and prune juice. She also loved pistachio and peach ice cream, Filet-O-Fish sandwiches, and Entenmanns's raspberry swirl Danish. In honor of my grandmother's creative interpretation of healthy eating and living, I've made some cereal and nut bars called Swag Bars. Any wheat, bran, or whole grain cereal that you can pulverize would work nicely, as would any nut butter.No Oven Required: Totally '80s Peanut Butter Cereal Balls
I wouldn't want to go back to the 1980s: food-wise or life-wise. However, every now and then, I like looking back—with a twist. So I'm making Peanut Butter cereal balls—for a treat—although this time I'm using Peanut Butter Puffins. Any non-crumbly cereal with a rice or corn base can work well with this very forgiving recipe.Poll: Do You Call Them Jimmies or Sprinkles?
Suckers vs. lollipops, subs vs. hoagies. It's these regional differences in food nomenclature that can drive endless discussions. But what about those colorful bits of sugar that decorate your ice cream cone? Whether you like them as rainbow as a pride flag, or in shades of chocolate only, do you call them jimmies or sprinkles? Take the poll! »A Guide to Wine and Dessert Pairings
So how to figure out what wine to pick with dessert? There are three factors to consider: acidity (an acidic wine may pair best with a fruit dish, which also has natural acidity), intensity (the more intense the flavors of a dessert, the more intense the wine), and sweetness (a dessert wine should be sweeter than the dessert itself).Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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8 Delicious Chocolate Cakes and Pies for Valentine's Day
Some might say that chocolate on Valentine's Day is about as unoriginal as you can get. We all remember the first heart-shaped box of overly sweet chocolate bonbons from grade school Valentines. But chocolate gift-giving needn't be a cliché. This year, let's bake our sweethearts chocolate cakes and pies instead! Here are 8 delicious recipes perfect for celebrating your love (of chocolate.)
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