Sparkling Blueberry Lime Tequila Punch is a festive cocktail to serve at any holiday party. With only 5 ingredients, mix up a big batch and enjoy the party! The holiday season is my favorite time of the year. I love Christmas and everything that goes along with it… except for being crazy busy. If you’re
How to Make a Cheese Board
Nothing compares to a great cheese board! Learn how to make a cheese board — from choosing cheeses & picking accompaniments to composing it all on a board! One of my favorite things to do is put together an impressive cheese board. Not only are they fun to make, but they are always the star
Baked Apple Chips
Baked apple chips are a healthy and delicious snack to take along on a road trip or any travel situation. They are easy to make and transport! This guest post is from Tiffany Watts of Dilesia. Fresh apples make a great snack in and of themselves. However, they can also be prepared in a variety
Strawberry Shortcake — My All-Time Favorite Dessert
Strawberry Shortcake — This is my favorite recipe from childhood with sweet strawberries, flakey biscuits, and rich whipped cream. Don’t forget a scoop of vanilla ice cream to take it over the top! Summer is almost over so I’m trying to sneak in a few more warm weather recipes before I miss my chance. If
Ginger Vanilla Fruit Salad
When I was 4 years old, I went through a phase where I only wanted to wear clothes with fruit on them. My mom searched far and wide and came up with several fruit outfits — t-shirts, shorts, jumpers and even a few pairs of pajamas — all featuring strawberries, cherries, pineapple, watermelon, and other fruit designs. It’s
Blueberry Peach Pie
Last Thursday evening I taught my first cooking class called “It’s All About the Pie Crust” at Cooks’Wares in Mongtomery, Ohio. I was nervous in the days leading up the the class. Having never taught a cooking class before, I was not sure what to expect. I feared losing track of time, worried about forgetting ingredients, and
Strawberry Buttermilk Chess Pie
Can I go on a rant for a moment? I have some issues with current dessert trends that I need to get off my chest. Outrageous desserts have never appealed much to me but when I recently noticed recipes popping up for something called ‘slutty brownies’ it pushed me over the edge. There are several variations for slutty
Apricot Galette
My first restaurant job was making sandwiches and salads at a small cafe that served healthy, seasonal and really delicious food. A few times a week the pastry chefs from the main restaurant would deliver baked goods to fill the large pastry case at the front of the cafe. While making sandwiches and salads wasn’t
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
There are a few kitchen tasks that I absolutely dread doing: peeling and deveining shrimp, cutting brussels sprouts, trimming sugar snap peas, and peeling fava beans are a few that come to mind. Usually, it’s those menial, repetitive processes that take all day and bore you out of your mind. But, there are also things that
Zingerman’s Bake! – Baking Pies A Plenty
Every fall, I get really excited to bake pies for the holidays. I start planning months in advance, reading articles, picking out recipes, and even doing test runs. But somehow, once it’s game time, disaster strikes. The food processor breaks, I burn myself or the crust burns and shrinks You name it and it’s happened.