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    * Eat, drink and be merry  Dec 19, 2008
    The Deli at Sheraton Taipei has a variety of seasonal goodies including Christmas cakes and gingerbread houses as well as turkey, Virginia ham and steak hampers (priced between NT$2,800 and NT$3,800) ... The Westins team of pastry chefs is preparing a array of festival goodies including stollens, Christmas cakes, cookies and handmade chocolates, as well as gift baskets (NT$4,500), and 5kg turkey (NT$3,300) and Virginia ham hampers (NT$3,500) ... Turkey hampers (NT$2,800) and Hawaiian Christmas... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Things to do this weekend  Dec 19, 2008
    The tea cakes at the Ritz-Carlton are all dressed up for Christmas: tiny sugar Santas and candy canes decorate the plates, with an army of gingerbread men. Tea time is the perfect time to sit in overstuffed chairs, sip cinnamon-infused tea, take in the holiday dcor and celebrate the season. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Pastry of champions - Paris-Brest created in honor of European bike race  Dec 19, 2008
    Pastry cream, made with whole milk, sugar, egg yolks, cornstarch and flavoring, can be used by itself as a filling for cream puffs, clairs and cakes. Whipped cream folded into pastry cream makes a sublime filling with great body, perfect for Paris-Brest. (Missoulian, MT)

    Fund leaps past $35,000  Dec 19, 2008
    Thursday, December 18, 2008 Edition. Today's Weather Lumberton, NC. (Lumberton The Robesonian, NC)

    PHS Peer Leaders raise scholarship money at food auction  Dec 19, 2008
    Good natured bidding wars ranged over eclairs, homemade macaroni and cheese, cakes, pies, chocolate covered strawberries, cookies, baked ziti, Asian entrees, chicken dishes, baskets with goodies assembled inside and much more. Bidding generally started at five dollars but prices jumped at times to $30, $45 or even $80, depending on the crowd's reactions. (Pawling News Chronicle, NY)

    Mother’s Day dish in December  Dec 19, 2008
    Mrs. Chamberlain s regular customers could depend on quality and a plethora of choices including caramel, chocolate and coconut cakes, chocolate, lemon meringue and mincemeat pies, brownies, cheese straws, fruit cakes and jam cakes, oh my. At about 5 a cake, she put me through college with these cakes, said Page ... I can say about helping, that I cracked quite a few of those coconuts to retrieve the milk for pies and cakes. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    Living stylishly on a budget  Dec 18, 2008
    HOT CAKES AND HOT CHOCOLATE Because few things impress us like nifty kitchen gadgets, we were intrigued by some of the kitchenware on sale through. We liked the looks of the classic round waffler ($99. (Boston Globe)

    Here's one we're going to keep on making  Dec 18, 2008
    India Knight's The Thrift Book is selling like hot (homemade) cakes; TV commissioners are rushing out shows about saving money and making stuff; newspapers have been full of features with headlines like "Credit Crunch Cottage" and "Christmas for free" ... our families will be getting biscuits and cakes, bitter and jam, cashew nut butter and mulled wine spice bags ... Get five 4" diameter terracotta plant pots 2. Mask off the top rim with masking tape 3. Spray the rest of the pot with chalkboard... (BBC News -- UK)

    Z Trim Holdings Appoints New Auditors, Continues to Cut Costs  Dec 18, 2008
    Z Trim has wide application in dairy products, dressings, dips, sauces, baked goods, processed meats, snack foods, cookies, pies, cakes, icings, brownies, bars, ice cream, milk shakes and many other foods. Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors. (PR Newswire)

    Don't Try To Fly With These Holiday Gifts  Dec 18, 2008
    Along with pies and other cakes, such items make require extra screening, TSA says. And, don't bring wrapped presents through a security gate. (Click2Houston, TX)

    Olive oil could hold key to developing new breast cancer drugs  Dec 18, 2008
    Dr Joanna Owens, Cancer Research UK senior cancer information officer, said: "We already know that a Mediterranean-style diet can help to protect against cancer, which includes cutting down on saturated fats often found in chocolate, crisps and cakes in favour of the monounsaturated fats found in foods like olive oil."In this study the researchers separated out the natural plant chemicals in olive oil and looked at their effects on different types of breast cancer cells in the lab but the... (Telegraph.co.uk)

    On slow-cooked meats  Dec 18, 2008
    Chef Billy Allin of Cakes estaurant in Decatur says both methods can prove just as easy and just as rewarding depending on the cut of meat used. He prepares a rolled boneless pork shoulder with wet heat to keep it as moist as possible. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    When you're not “home for the holidays”  Dec 18, 2008
    There are salads, desserts and cakes of different flavors. We eat a lot of cookies, added Anna Rely, also of Mexico, and ponche. (Carthage (Hancock County) Journal Pilot, IL)

    Building Your Own Gingerbread House  Dec 18, 2008
    In 2000 B.C. wealthy Greek families sailed to the Isle of Rhodes to get spiced honey cakes ... In the middle 00000A2C ages, medieval ladies gave gingerbread cakes to their favorite knights. (CBS News -- Early Show)

    One of the best in Texas  Dec 18, 2008
    Don't forget dessert, everything from cakes, pies and cobbler can be found to finish off the meal. Delores and George invite you to come by and enjoy the 'best home cooking in town' at 259 Live Oak in downtown Marlin. (Marlin Democrat, TX)

    'Closure pay' for Waterloo workers OK'd  Dec 18, 2008
    dadof3 wrote on Dec 17, 2008 9:27 AM:" mmmmmmmm...Little Debbie Snack Cakes. ". think wrote on Dec 17, 2008 9:30 AM:" Reggie Schmitt & a couple others should be up for reelection. Time for Reggie to do his job at Deere and leave the City business that he has so poorly represented. John Rooff I think you can get your job back. A new police chief and mayor and we may get our city back. I sure hope Jennings got zero. ". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Photos show how it was - and how it has changed  Dec 18, 2008
    "When I was little, we could not afford to eat rice; only corn cakes," the doctor from Heilongjiang province said. The generation born after the 1980s also found the photos captivating. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Practice makes perfect meals  Dec 18, 2008
    Her own mom, Kathy Howard, would always make a great Sunday dinner with homemade breads and cakes for dessert. Courtney went on to school to be a surgical technologist at the Eastern Idaho Technical College in Idaho Falls. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)

    Economy puts a pinch on holiday tips  Dec 17, 2008
    Even mail carriers, who are technically forbidden from accepting money, are accustomed to finding envelopes of cash along with the plates of cookies and fruit cakes put out by appreciative residents along their routes. They, too, have noticed a drop-off. (Boston Globe)

    Carter, Carol  Dec 17, 2008
    She was a member of the Junior Parentals and Griggsville Saddle Club, enjoyed doing ceramics, doing sewing, quilting, knitting, embroidering, crafts, horseback riding and showing horses She enjoyed holiday baking especially making fruit cakes. She also was a volunteer with the Pike County Food Basket Program. (Pittsfield Pike Press, IL)

    Fig and Walnut Biscotti  Dec 17, 2008
    Following the Introduction to ingredients, equipment and basic baking techniques are nine chapters on Cookies, Cakes, Pies and Tarts, Pastry, Sweet Breads, Frozen Desserts, Fruit Desserts, Other Favourites and a chapter dedicated to Dessert Sauces. The recipes are well written, easy to follow and include favourite Italian desserts such as Traditional Cannoli, Sicilian Cassata, Tiramisu, Rum Sponge Cakes and the festive with a sweet cranberry and walnut filling ... Maria is the owner of located... (Suite101.com)

    Tasty Tamales: Savor the holidays with tamales for las Posadas  Dec 17, 2008
    The ingredients for the corn-masa cakes are straightforward enough. If you are not near a grocer that sells Mexican foods, probably the most difficult to find ingredients are the specially prepared cornmeal and corn husks, though they can be purchased online. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)

    Wrestling with weight loss  Dec 17, 2008
    Nolan: French fries, cheesecake and any cakes. Story Comments. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    12 ways to a healthy holiday season  Dec 17, 2008
    Substitute apple sauce, pumpkin puree or mashed bananas for oil in some of your favorite holiday cakes, cookies or breads. Skim the fat from your gravy, use low-calorie or fat-free salad dressings and calorie- reduced mayonnaise in recipes. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Top 5 in Atlanta  Dec 17, 2008
    It still amazes me to see molten lava hot chocolate goo cakes on menus. But nothing nothing can ever trump a great french fry. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    • Holiday baking leaves a spice trail  Dec 17, 2008
    Spice guru Aaron Isaacson (known to his New York chef clientele as Mr. Recipe and occasionally Mr. Vanilla) says that pastry chefs lately have been enamored with ground, powdered Madagascar vanilla beans and sumac, the tangy Middle Eastern spice that has been showing up, daringly, in cakes and pies. Spice entrepot Penzeys (www. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    Food and Dining Briefs for Dec. 11  Dec 17, 2008
    " Missler's wife, Faith, who makes the restaurant's desserts, met Fernandez while taking baking classes at Palomar and he impressed them both with his background, cooking skills and banquet experience.A 16-year food industry veteran, Fernandez began cooking in the Marine Corps, earned a culinary degree in Boston and has cooked for restaurants, hotels and retirement homes throughout North County, including the Four Seasons Resort Aviara and most recently the Silvergate retirement community in San... (North County Times)

    Nanotube secrets of Damascus steel blade  Dec 17, 2008
    Damascus blades are thought to have been forged from small cakes of steel known as "wootz", probably produced in India. A sophisticated treatment was then applied to the steel, but details of this were lost in the 18th century. (Yahoo News -- Nanotechnology)

    Gift guide: Palate-pleasing offerings are in good taste  Dec 17, 2008
    Cakes are priced between $20 and $66 and include shipping. Among the offerings: the Cookies and Cream Oreo Cake (serves 6-8 people), $29. (USA Today -- Life)

    Its time to enjoy a festive holiday season  Dec 17, 2008
    Other festive treats are being created at West Liberty s Acapulco Bakery where owners Maria and Vicente Gonzalez of Iowa City prepare holiday specialities in addition to their daily breads, sweets and special-order cakes. Tall stalks of sugar cane, or ca;a, are positioned at the front of the bakery, standing taller than the children who will chew the sweet pieces that are cut from them during holiday celebrations. (Muscatine Journal, IO)

    Warm Chocolate Gateau  Dec 17, 2008
    These cakes may be stored uncooked in their ramekins in the refrigerator for up to 1 week covered. Before baking, let them stand at room temperature for a minimum of 20 minutes. (WCAX.com, VT)

    Lodi Partners' Christmas dinner was beautiful  Dec 17, 2008
    The evening ended with beautiful cakes donated by Mr. and Mrs. Freeman. The Lodi Police Partners would like to say thank you to everyone who was responsible for all the planning and preparation that went into making this evening beautiful and unforgettable. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    How children bought a goat with only $20  Dec 16, 2008
    " Initially, Cook asked for four volunteers and gave each of them $10. "At first, Anthony thought he was getting free cash," said his mother. "But I was wrong," Anthony told the congregation last month during the bake sale. Cook's intention was for the children to do good in the world with the money. In her presentation to members of the Plymouth Church, Elizabeth told them she would take orders for holiday cakes. "Please come to the bake sale table to order your holiday cake," she said. "With a... (Framingham TAB, MA)

    A French Holiday Treat  Dec 16, 2008
    All can be served with vanilla ice cream, or perhaps some whipped cream, but the chocolate and chestnut cakes are also fine all by themselves. RECIPES. (CBS News -- Early Show)

    Top Five Spices to Add Zing to Holiday Baking  Dec 16, 2008
    It is especially delicious in cakes, cookies and pies ... Ground cloves are used in baking and are most often found in gingerbread, spice and fruit cakes, raisin or nut bars. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)

    Savor the Taste of the Holidays  Dec 16, 2008
    Instead of the heavy cakes, pastries and sugary pies, opt for light and refreshing palate-cleansing desserts that won't weigh guests down. Try arranging a beautiful dessert bar with fresh fruit sorbets, light and airy biscotti, plates of fresh berries with creme fraiche and an assortment of hot teas. (Fairfax Chronicle, VA)

    Affordable Crab Cakes: Just Omit the Crab  Dec 16, 2008
    I enticed my consort to eat fish cakes made from my company-worthy recipe for ridiculously pricey crab cakes last night, and he didn't even complain they were just too depressingly Depression-evocative ... My worst mistake was ignoring my own advice on how to make great crab cakes with nominal filler: let the things chill at least an hour before you fry them ... I remade it into fish cakes, and everyone raved. (Epicurious.com)

    History, fun and the holiday spirit in Halifax  Dec 16, 2008
    Barber served them ginger cakes, shrewsberry cakes, Portugal cakes and fried almonds, all prepared by Barber using authentic 18th century recipes. The cakes, as they called them in colonial times, would be called cookies today. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)

    Eco-parties to make your chums green with envy  Dec 15, 2008
    Desserts also can be green, such as the organic Champagne or dark chocolate cakes created by Da Bombe Desserts of Rohnert Park. Owner Jenna Cook set up shop last year in Sonoma Mountain Village, advertised as the largest green community in the country. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    At Nettie's, S.F. meets East Coast fish shack  Dec 15, 2008
    There are also crab cakes ($11), an excellent clam chowder that tastes as much of bacon as it does of seafood ($7), steamed mussels with chorizo ($15) and salads that could come from nowhere but the West Coast: green and yellow wax beans with onions, mint and almonds ($6), or a beautiful Little Gem and escarole combo with anchovy croutons ($10) served in a large wooden salad bowl that could easily serve two if it weren't so good. The restaurant's interior is vaguely nautical, and matching that,... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Journeys: Le tour du chocolat  Dec 15, 2008
    A modern blend of dark wood cabinetry, slate floors and backlit wall cubbies where cobalt-accented boxes of bonbons are displayed, the space would feel intimidating if not for the shopkeepers, who are both numerous and gracious as they juggle the crowds ogling mango coriander macaroons and Pyramide cakes. After considerable debate would it be ridiculously gluttonous to have a "choco passion," a cocoa cake with chocolate mousse, chocolate ganache and praline puff pastry, so early in the day. (International Herald Tribune)

    Vanilla Spices Up Holiday Dishes  Dec 15, 2008
    One way to expand your holiday recipe list this year is to use vanilla in savory dishes like Creamy Vanilla Sweet Potatoes, in addition to cakes and cookies. Vanilla helps to enhance the inherent flavors of sweet potatoes, rather than concealing their flavor in sweeteners. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)

    Dana's View: Ebenezers Christmas  Dec 15, 2008
    Our eyes feast on the sights: There are pies and cakes cooling on the shelf and when the oven door on the old stove is opened, we can see the fat browning geese with oyster stuffing bulging out of them. On top of the range, potatoes are a-boiling and some kind of squash is cooking in the big dented pot. (Harwich Oracle, MA)

    Mourning the Lost Cookies of Yesteryear  Dec 15, 2008
    (In general, individual treats like dropped or rolled cookies, cupcakes, and tartlets take longer to bake than cakes or pies. Bar cookies are quicker, of course. (Slate)

    'It feels great to be the sexiest of them all'  Dec 14, 2008
    It feels great to be the sexiest of them all'- Hindustan Times (Hindustan Times)

    Chocolate may become the new wine  Dec 14, 2008
    Next followed a platter of chocolate-dominated Creole cakes with a few palette-clearing fruit-based confections. While the seminar participants imbibed in the trays of goodies to their hearts' content, Joy demonstrated how to heat chocolate to a liquid state and then to "temper" (manipulate and cool) it to the consistency and shine expected of the finest of best chocolates. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)

    Cook's Corner  Dec 14, 2008
    Next week I plan to share some great holiday dessert recipes including some wonderful cakes. Until next week, happy cooking. (Brewton Standard, AL)

    Mrs. Bulah Allen Graham  Dec 14, 2008
    Mrs. Graham loved to cook and bake, with homemade tea cakes and sweet potato pie being a few of her specialties. She also enjoyed hosting Sunday dinners for all of her family. (Alexander City Outlook, AL)

    Across the Pond and Beyond: For the Birds  Dec 14, 2008
    It s important during the winter months that birds have access to suet cakes. There are holders for these cakes that have seeds mixed in them ... The birds prefer suet cakes. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)

    Why Lard is Better for Baking  Dec 13, 2008
    The overall flavor of your pie crusts, pastries, cakes and cookies will be enhanced and the texture lighter and more flakey. Substitute with Lard. (Suite101.com)

    Dark Fudge Bundt Cake Recipe  Dec 13, 2008
    (Bundt cakes often take longer to bake than tube-pan cakes do. . (Suite101.com)

    Try the hors doeuvres  Dec 13, 2008
    Sure, you can nibble on crab cakes, but don't forget to visit the veggie tray. EquinoxTo avoid popping too many crab cakes, enjoy one, savor the flavor and visit the veggie tray before taking another ... Crab cakesMini-portions of this dish are ideal for calorie control but hard to resist. (MSNBC -- Health)

    The Sentinel's Dozen Days of Cookies: Soft and sugary sweet a perfect cookie combination  Dec 13, 2008
    Browns Orchards Market in Loganville probably makes the best Sugar Cakes that Ive ever had ... During the early and mid-20th century, when downtown York was the retail capital of York County, the Bears department store, one of the Big Three Bon-Ton and Wiests being the other two was the place for Sugar Cakes, or so Im told by future in-laws and Amys relation that used to shop there ... Bears had a store cafeteria, which made both sugar and ginger cakes, for many... (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)

    Deal won't affect local Freihofer jobs  Dec 13, 2008
    Grupo Bimbo already was the Mexican producer of Entenmann's cakes, and this year also purchased companies in Latin America and China. George Weston Ltd. purchased Bestfoods Baking, then the parent company of Freihofer's, in 2001 for $1. (Albany Times Union)

    Church roundup  Dec 13, 2008
    ILA - Community Baptist Church, 2400 Highway 174, will have a live nativity from 6 to 9 p.m. today with luminaries, hayrides, bonfires, cakes, hot chocolate and cider and a kids "Create a Christmas Craft" section. The choir will present the Christmas musical "Jesus, There's Something About That Name" at 11 a.m. Dec. 21. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Wonderland Bakerys Gingerbread Cookie Featured on ABCs The View  Dec 13, 2008
    The story is as sweet and satisfying as her delectable cookies, cupcakes, cakes and desserts. Wonderland Bakery is just three years old, but already the young company is spreading its wings with the expansion of the Wonderland Bakery Collection and a line up of products inviting aspiring young chefs everywhere to get in on all the fun with her Bake Memories at Home collection including Red Velvet cupcakes, gingerbread cookies, fudgy brownies and sugar cookies ... In addition to setting... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Are You Skilled Enough to Run a Dairy Queen®?  Dec 13, 2008
    Throughout the game, players will create Blizzard Flavor Treats, serve Dilly Bars, and decorate the popular DQ Cakes. After store hours, players will manage the operation of up to four DQ stores, upgrading machines, managing staff, and keeping business running smoothly. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Study links diabetes and coeliac  Dec 12, 2008
    COELIAC DISEASE Caused by gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and barley, and a staple of bread, pasta, cereals, cakes and biscuits Symptoms can include bloating, abdominal pain, nausea, constipation, diarrhoea, wind, tiredness, anaemia, headaches, mouth ulcers, recurrent miscarriages, weight loss, skin problems, depression, joint or bone pain and nerve problems Estimated to affect one in 100 people in the UK - but onlye one in eight of those has been diagnosed. The researchers said more work... (BBC News -- Health)

    Market Report: Bearish broker deals big blow to Punch  Dec 12, 2008
    "There was the United Biscuits interest in Mr Kipling [the cakes division] but that went nowhere. Then a few weeks ago there were rumours that Heinz was interested in Sharwood's [the Asian sauces brand]," he said. Overall, the FTSE 100 was up 21. (Independent)

    Type 1 Diabetes And Celiac Disease Linked  Dec 12, 2008
    Gluten is a protein found in wheat (including spelt), rye and barley; beer; obvious sources of gluten include breads, pastas, flours, cereals, cakes and biscuits. It is often used as an ingredient in many favourite foods such as fish fingers, sausages, gravies, sauces and soy sauce. (Science Daily)

    13 spots for holiday catering  Dec 12, 2008
    815 N. Central Ave., Phoenix 602-287-8700 Celebrate with fresh, flavor-packed munchies such as seafood kibis; crispy lobster and shrimp risotta cakes with pesto aioli; and a bruschetta plate with thin crisp crouton fingers and baguette bread served with tomato and onion jam, pesto and creamy artichoke spread. Main dishes include gourmet hamburgers, pesto and Dijon lamb chops, lemon caper chicken and a spicy Verona pasta. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Practice makes perfect meals  Dec 12, 2008
    Her own mom, Kathy Howard, would always make a great Sunday dinner with homemade breads and cakes for dessert. Courtney went on to school to be a surgical technologist at the Eastern Idaho Technical College in Idaho Falls. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)

    The State of the Cookie  Dec 12, 2008
    I'm always content when there are madeleines (really cookie-size cakes), Linzer cookies (spice cookies sandwiched with jam), rugelach (cream-cheese dough crescents rolled around jam, nuts, and currants), any kind of gingerbread or molasses cookie, and just about any kind of chocolate cookie in reach. And I'd never refuse a beautiful Parisian macaron. (Slate)

    Shortbread Cookie Recipe Christmas ...  Dec 11, 2008
    Roll out chilled dough to 1/4" thick and bake cut cookies for approximately 8-12 minutes, or until shortbread cookies are light brown and slightly firm. Decorate as desired!Shortbread Cookies and Variations on a Theme Add ground toasted almonds, hazelnuts or pecans to your dough for a wonderful nutty flavor.Get adventurous and add some real vanilla bean scraped from the insides of a vanilla pod.Substitute pure almond, rum or even maple extract for the vanilla.Substitute coconut extract for the... (Suite101.com)

    A day in the life of a food pantry  Dec 11, 2008
    Sister Maria Teresa, 60, an Episcopalian nun who came to Massachusetts from the Philippines in 1971, begins apologizing almost immediately for bringing a Danish rather than one of her homemade cakes a treat she brings each month for the volunteers. They surround her, embrace her and tease her for bringing in the store-bought item. (Arlington Advocate, MA)

    Step Into The Terrifying World Of An Xbox 360 Superfan  Dec 11, 2008
    Reminds me of Geoff from Ace of Cakes on Discovery channel. Anyone else concur. (Kotaku Australia)

    Pudding on the ritz  Dec 11, 2008
    Dense, packed with fruit and spices and often steeped in brandy or other spirits, these cakes are descended from one of the oldest dishes in the Western cooking tradition ... "It's my favorite thing in the whole world," says Pel Kaiser of Kaimuki, who recalls, "I was the only one who would have two lots of pudding when I was a child." The cakes are so rich, she said, that the only thing you could manage afterward was to sit on the sofa and digest while watching "silly TV." Until it was time to... (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Food and Dining Briefs for Dec. 11  Dec 11, 2008
    " Missler's wife, Faith, who makes the restaurant's desserts, met Fernandez while taking baking classes at Palomar and he impressed them both with his background, cooking skills and banquet experience.A 16-year food industry veteran, Fernandez began cooking in the Marine Corps, earned a culinary degree in Boston and has cooked for restaurants, hotels and retirement homes throughout North County, including the Four Seasons Resort Aviara and most recently the Silvergate retirement community in San... (North County Times)

    Review: Mama Hamil's  Dec 11, 2008
    The vegetables are a must as you will feel that you just walked in to grandma s kitchen but don t fill up too much or you ll miss the divine southern banana pudding, cakes, pies and cobblers. Their salads are exceptional and hold true to the southern style and their dressings of ranch and comeback are, needless to say, homemade. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    What's Happening  Dec 11, 2008
    Cooking Class: Holiday Cakes - 6 p.m., Earth Fare, 689 S. Lumpkin St.; Chef Michael Perkins will teach a class on the basics of baking holiday cakes; call to reserve a spot; free; (706) 227-1717 or www. earthfare. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    A taste of home for the holidays  Dec 11, 2008
    Candies, cookies and cakes are natural choices for these edible gifts. But consider making soup mixes, brownie and cookie mixes, jams, jellies and other preserves. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)

    CEO Forum: Irene Rosenfeld says innovation is key for Kraft  Dec 11, 2008
    She introduced products including Bagel-fuls (a frozen bagel prefilled with cream cheese) and Oreo Cakesters (a soft version of the classic cookie), while selling sleepier lines including Post cereals ... Q: Can you take us through the thinking behind two of your new products: Oreo Cakesters and Bagel-fuls ... Cakesters was an opportunity for us to compete in a whole new segment of the snack market, soft moist cakes, which is about a $1. (USA Today -- Money)

    'Even my daughter's lunchtime walnut cake was banned': Why this ...  Dec 11, 2008
    Every year it has been my contribution to the school Christmas fair - three cakes to cut up in the tea room and a big brandy-laced Christmas cake for the guess-the-weight stall ... Thank you, but no cakes for the tea stall because they could prove fatal to pupils with nut allergies ... Wrapped homemade cakes, such as I make for guess the weight, were only acceptable from those with a food hygiene certificate. (Daily Mail)

    Click here to read more.  Dec 10, 2008
    The Warlicks will be the first to admit that there are some disastrously bad fruitcakes on the market, and that they are ruining the delicacy's reputation before many people ever get to taste a good one ... They bake cakes for friends in Atlanta, Northern Virginia and around town ... 1 pound chopped walnuts (of this, 2 ounces should be black walnuts) 3 pounds seedless raisins2 pounds dried currants 1 pound dried figs, chopped, no stems1 pound chopped, dried dates4 pounds candied fruitcake mix... (Fredericksburg.com, VA)

    Little bit of butter helps the veggies go down  Dec 10, 2008
    The first recipe dresses up waffles, pancakes, toast and sauteed or baked apples and roasted peaches. It works for crumbles, crisps and coffee cakes. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Cash woes force people to be crafty for Christmas  Dec 10, 2008
    Shopping in Costco in the Pittsburgh suburb of Cranberry on a recent Saturday, Nanni said she is also planning to bake cakes for her neighbors this Christmas, people she would normally buy gifts for ... BAKING: Baking cakes, cookies or pies for co-workers and neighbors could be a cheap alternative to gift-buying and is also thoughtful. (AZCentral -- Business)

    Accidental charity - Loyal platelet donor reaches 300th visit after initial lure of TV, snacks  Dec 10, 2008
    On Tuesday, Tomell and Gorsh were feted with cakes and gifts for their notable service. And Jones highlighted their service as a way to stress the importance of volunteer donation. (Missoulian, MT)

    Chinese Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha festival  Dec 10, 2008
    "I've already prepared plenty of food for the festival: mutton, cakes, pears and apples," she said. Chinese Muslims attend a prayer at a mosque in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on Dec. 9, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Harry & David's Baskets of Cheer  Dec 10, 2008
    The recipe to their success is that they control all of the ingredients: They grow the fruit, bake the cakes, craft the chocolates, and assemble it all in their Oregon headquarters. But up until now, they lacked one thing in their renowned baskets: wine. (Epicurious.com)

    They're biting on the Hawkesbury  Dec 9, 2008
    A newish entry and not exactly riverside eating (it's over the road) but the cafe is gaining a good reputation for fish and chips, burgers with home-made tomato relish and real (as opposed to tinned) beetroot along with homemade cakes. Everything is made from scratch, says owner Tia Rudolph. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Easy to Prepare Holiday Cakes  Dec 9, 2008
    Upside-Down Fruit Cakes Make an Easy Christmas Desert ... Pineapple upside-down cakes can be traced to the late 1800s ... They were originally associated as "skillet cakes" because they were were cooked in pans atop of the stove instead of in the oven. (Suite101.com)

    Venice Christmas Markets  Dec 9, 2008
    One section of the Campo San Stefano market is devoted to Italian specialty foods traditional cakes and sweets, fine olive oils, vintage balsamic vinegars and other locally made gourmet products fill the booths. Look for creamy white almond-studded nougat, fruit-filled panetone from nearby Verona, bags of specialty pastas, tiny biscotti, dried porcini mushrooms, candied chestnuts and delicacies made with precious white truffles from Alba. (Suite101.com)

    Carriage rides, Santa a hit at Christmas in Park  Dec 9, 2008
    Families were treated to hot cocoa, snack cakes and cookies. Belgrade State Bank also had free popcorn. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)

    Fruitcake not just for making fun  Dec 9, 2008
    Turn cakes out onto wire rack; remove wax paper. Get those fruitcakes going now. (Brewton Standard, AL)

    What's Cooking: Try some new sweet treats for the holidays  Dec 9, 2008
    From snacks to breads to cookies, candies, fruit cakes and special desserts, this is a time when the pleasure of sharing these special holiday treats with others adds to the holiday cheer. Here are some of the favorites we will be sharing in our holiday trays, and we will continue to share special recipes we have received from others who have shared their favorites with us. (Winona Daily News, MN)

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