Supplies: Cake and frosting or doughnut holes Sucker sticks Candy melts Styrofoam block Edible features, such as candy sprinkles or cereal pieces So many people are choosing cake pops over traditional cakes and cupcakes for their special occasions. Why not? Cake pops are served on sticks, so plates aren’t necessary, and the pops look so ...
Vodka is a popular distilled beverage that packs a punch. Vodka may be colorless, but if you drink too much you’ll be seeing colors! It also has a tendency to be odorless, which is true as long as you stick with the unflavored vodkas. This popular spirit can be found with an alcohol content ranging ...
The long winter days are quickly passing by, and the holidays are rapidly approaching. Hopefully by now, the guests have all been invited, and you have already decided what you are serving for dinner. Have you considered what you want to have out for guests to munch on before the big dinner? Appetizers are commonplace ...
Garlic bread is a tasty accompaniment to pasta. It is also tasty served alongside steak, salad or even soup. Garlic bread is typically made using breads such as French or Italian. Garlic bread can be served in a variety of different ways. Garlic bread is also not just limited to the typical French or Italian ...
Popcorn will always be my favorite snack food of choice to munch on during a movie or when watching sports on television, but when there’s no popcorn to be found, potato chips are what I go searching for next. Sure, I munch on more than my fair share of carrots sticks and broccoli, but when ...
I am amazed that a show such as The Simpsons is on track to derail Gunsmoke as the longest-running television program, with a record of 20 years on the air. While some may claim that I am comparing two different types of fruit, so to speak, the issue is really one of quality. Gunsmoke offered ...
There’s nothing quite like opening a new home brew recipe for the first time. I’ve been home brewing for four years now. I’ve gotten past the barely-drinkable stage and I’ve moved on to making some pretty good stouts thank-you-very-much. I was so proud of my latest batch that I named it Pout Stout and invited ...
Coconut milk is a pantry staple for any home cook with a passion for ethnic or natural cooking. Aside from being a key ingredient in Thai, Southeastern Asian, African and Brazilian cuisines, it can be substituted for dairy milks in baking recipes, and is also a great ingredient in smoothies and exotic cocktail recipes. No ...
When we first moved to Florida in 1981, I was amazed at the abundance of produce, not to mention all the peculiar fruits and vegetables that were available, even at the regular grocery stores. Carambolas were my first experiment. Key Limes introduced me to Key Lime Pie. We ate so many strawberries that we got ...
One of my favorite drinks at Starbucks is the 2006 released marble mocha macchiato. Since it was a limited time creation it is getting hard to find and even harder to find a barista’s behind the counter that know what it is and who know how to make it right. The button has dissapeared from ...
