Out of gift ideas? Dec 3, 2008
House of Coffees offers biscotti and freshly baked fruit cakes, said Owner Debbie Goni ... Wrappin' Up has a variety of baking mixes for scones, cookies, muffins, crepes and pancakes. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Santa will be the featured guest at Bladenboros Christmas Parade.File photo Dec 2, 2008
The Bladenboro Town and Country Garden Club will be selling kitchen cutlery, whole cakes and slices, hot chocolate and coffee. All of the parade organizers invite everyone to come and enjoy the festivities of the day, and to eat and shop with the local merchants who support our parade each year, said Jane Walters, parade committee chair. (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
Bread Chemistry Dec 2, 2008
Flour labeled all purpose is somewhere in the middle and for most at-home bakers is sufficient for bread, cakes and baking in general. Naturally milled wheat flour will appear to be a slightly off-white color, while bleached flour is very white and has a slightly higher gluten potential, though chlorine is usually used in that process. (Suite101.com)
Recipes of love between Moms, daughters Dec 2, 2008
Lori Beth Edgeman enlists her mother, Caren, to teach her to make tea cakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy. 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Economy challenges recruiter Dec 2, 2008
I have recently started making fun cakes for friends kids parties, and it has been a good time, except for about two weeks ago. I made a dinosaur cake and, despite hours of creative strategies and numerous attempts, I could not get the head to stay upright so it became a lazy, sleeping dinosaur. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
What's Cooking: Try some new sweet treats for the holidays Dec 2, 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)
Giving people something to be thankful for Dec 1, 2008
Volunteers assembled boxes of canned food and cookies in the past few weeks, adding frozen turkeys, pies, cakes, milk, eggs, celery, butter and other perishables Monday morning. The Mandarin Rotary Club unloaded the frozen birds around 8:30 a.m. as the line nearby grew. (Florida Times-Union)
Community Calendar (5) Nov 30, 2008
Peruse the tables of goodies at the Annual Food Fair hosted by the United Methodist Church, where cakes, pies, brownies, candies, casseroles, breads, soups, jams, jellies, crafts, and cook books await your hands to take them home. So good, you couldn t buy these in a grocery store. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Family pays tribute to the "fearless" British victim of Bombay ... Nov 30, 2008
" The family suspect that Mr Liveras s courage may have contributed to his death. He would put the safety of his staff before his own. He would not bow down, or crawl and hide, in the face of these people [the terrorists]. I think that is why he got it [the bullets] first, said his son. Dion Liveras, 49, spoke exclusively to The Sunday Telegraph to ensure that facts about his father s life were accurate, and because the family wanted to pay tribute to him. We are all immensely proud of him. We... (Telegraph.co.uk)
The Conversation: Step up Nov 30, 2008
Volunteers Ann Gamboa, right, and Sharon Hord look over the donated cakes and pies before the St. Philomene feast Tuesday. bbaer@sacbee. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Small Biz: Desire to serve people driving eatery Nov 30, 2008
Wiley specializes in desserts such as homemade cakes and cobblers, and in vegetable dishes such as sweet potato souffl;, broccoli casserole, macaroni and cheese and brown casserole. Prices range from a vegetable plate with bread and tea for $6. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Feed a child, a family, a friend Nov 29, 2008
These selfless souls baked 312 pies, breads and cakes that were delivered too food pantries last Saturday. In addition, a challenge program at Plymouth North and South High Schools has students and sports teams competing to collect the most donations for the warehouse. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
A Letter from Africa Nov 29, 2008
When we got back to the house, the cook had prepared wonderful thermoses of local tea and queen cakes. We all took our chairs out onto the black and white tiled veranda and enjoyed the perfectly landscaped acres of garden, exotic plants (blue hydrangea, calla lilies, banana flowers which were like pointed spears- 2 feet long and deep, dark red with tiny green bananas growing at the top of the bloom), birds of paradise, roses, orchids, tropical foliage plants, and on and on. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Top Five Spices to Add Zing to Holiday Baking Nov 29, 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. (Fairfax Chronicle, VA)
BODY AND SOUL Nov 29, 2008
While waiting out Gustav at his grandmother's house in Alabama, Roy naps and feasts on cakes and barbecued ribs ... He watched the Gustav cable news coverage and ate chips, banana pudding and pastry cakes for breakfast. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Candy to curry on menu at Griz game Nov 29, 2008
It's something different, she says of the crispy cakes, topped with either powdered sugar or whipped cream and strawberries. Nobody else does them here, so we make money on them. (Missoulian, MT)
Chefs breathe new life into holiday leftovers Nov 29, 2008
Crispy Potato and Cranberry Cakes ... Coat potato cakes in flour, shake off excess, submerge in eggs, allow excess to drain into bowl, then coat with panko crumbs ... When oil is hot, cook potato cakes, 2 to 3 at a time, for 3 minutes on each side, until golden brown and crispy. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Baker's Dozens: Commercial bakery supplies restaurants and schools around the country Nov 28, 2008
The bulk of the bakerys customers are restaurants and school districts all over the country, who buy wholesale quantities of cakes and bread, but the owners added a retail component two years ago ... The bulk of the bakery s customers are restaurants and school districts all over the country, who buy wholesale quantities of cakes and bread. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Firefighters make holiday meal together Nov 28, 2008
We appreciate every bit of it, but man, they ll bring us so many cakes and pies and cookies, keeping your weight in check can be pretty hard. Comments. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Volunteers in the kitchen at First Presbyterian Church on Thursday hover over the pans of turkey and other side dishes, filling plates for diners as fast as they can. The church offered community residents the chance to gather and socialize over a Thanksgiving feast on Thursday. MIKE MITSEFF/Lake City Reporter Nov 28, 2008
Reichert and her helpers also baked more than 300 small spice, chocolate and plain cakes to pass out as the satisfied diners left the church. Its so they have something sweet to eat later, she said. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Fit for a president Nov 27, 2008
His main course would be an herb-crusted grass-fed tenderloin on a bed of hay-stacked potatoes, mini Maryland blue crab cakes and carrot-broccoli mousseline paired with a Napa Valley merlot. He d end with a dessert he s heard the Obamas daughters enjoy: peach cobbler and vanilla-almond ice cream. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Survive the holiday buffet without packing on pounds Nov 27, 2008
It's hard to resist grabbing a huge plate and piling it up with buttery breads, cheeses, meats, cakes, cookies and pies. Although it might seem as if were swimming against stream when it comes to the delicious but calorie-laden holiday table, there are a lot of people who seem immune to overloading their plates. (MSNBC -- Health)
Closing time for India's Iranian cafes Nov 27, 2008
Their bun maska (crusty buns split and spread with butter), kari (fluffy) biscuits, custard pies, puddings and paani kum chai (thick milky tea) are as much part of cosmopolitan Mumbai as cheesecakes in New York or croissants on the sidewalk cafes in Paris ... Yazdani, in the 1940s, was one of Asia's most famous bakeries, with wedding cakes said to be exported to Japan. (Asia Times Online)
Saturday was a good day for food pantries Nov 27, 2008
The Help the Hungry Bake Sale brought in more than 16,000 as people came into the St. Joseph Catholic School gym last Saturday and walked out with cakes, pies, breads, cookies and more ... The best seller always seems to be the homemade bread, although we sold a lot of pies and cakes as well, said Landrum. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Where sugar-free is still sweet Nov 27, 2008
In 2006, he opened Sweet Nothings in a 1,400-square-foot space on Waimanu Street and came out with his own line of nearly 70 treats, including eclairs, pies, cakes, turnovers and cookies ... He expects to bake several hundred pumpkin custard, custard and apple pies, as well as pumpkin cheesecakes by the end of the week. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Thanksgiving: Enjoy 'fat' blessings of liberty Nov 27, 2008
Generations of Mississippi families have enjoyed a table groaning with foods, including side dishes, salads, desserts, such as puddings, cakes, pies, you name it. Then, the family spreads out to find space for a calorie-induced stupor. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Many Dogs to spend Thanksgiving at Garner's house Nov 27, 2008
More than 60 showed up last year for turkey, ham, sweet potatoes, macaroni-and-cheese, black-eyed peas, greens, dressing, cakes and pies. A similar crowd of players with big appetites is expected to fill the Garner home Thursday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Let's be Neighbors Nov 27, 2008
She works at the Lake, has orchids, and birds, and cooks cakes for the public. She has to bake 75 cakes for Thanksgiving. (Louisville Winston County Journal, MS)
Chocolate wonders Nov 27, 2008
Chocolate can be enjoyed in many forms hot chocolate, mochas, cookies, candies, cakes and muffins ... It is found in Mexican mol sauce, chocolate chip pancakes and kids' breakfast cereals. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Talkin' Turkey with the Chicago Bears Nov 27, 2008
All of the pies and cakes, I always save room for that, he said. I'm thankful for so many things. (BearReport.com)
Circling the Square, Nov. 27, 2008 Nov 27, 2008
As usual, the delicious food and coffee will be provided by John Keohane of Henry s Market, Kelly Delaney will offer some of her taste-tempting delicacies from Cakes for Occasions, Merchants will provide the beer and wine, Community Council President Bob Hemeon will again supply the soft drinks and Danversport Yacht Club the cutlery and paper goods. Music will be by John Archer and his Just In Time Band. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Practice makes perfect meals Nov 27, 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)
Like butter? You'll love these cookies Nov 26, 2008
Cookies were merely "test cakes" to make sure oven temps were hot enough to handle real cakes. Test cakes evolved as they melded with foods of Northern European cultures ... The English had "small cakes" and "tea cakes." The Dutch had "koekje" which gradually became "cookie.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
In brief: Hot licks Nov 26, 2008
Cookie workshop: Make peanut butter sandwich cookies, tea cakes, savory parmesan-herb spritz cookies and no-bake chocolate caramel oatmeal cookies. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday; $89. (Anchorage Daily News)
Holiday feast can have healthy choices Nov 26, 2008
Breads, muffins, cakes, cookies, and puddings work with egg substitutes. Use one-fourth cup of liquid egg substitute for one whole egg and three tablespoons substitute for each yolk. (Brewton Standard, AL)
Toronto's Malabar Food Festival Nov 26, 2008
Malabar is noted for its variety of pancakes and steamed rice cakes and biryani made of mutton, chicken, egg and fish. There's also. (Suite101.com)
Nanotube secrets of Damascus steel blade Nov 26, 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)
Restaurant brings town together Nov 26, 2008
Workers from the Crystal Lake Wind Project were happily filling take-out boxes while others were scooping up second helpings of the five turkeys, 40 pounds of chicken, three hams, 24 pies and several cakes the Garrisons had provided. Winnebago employee Jeff Fischer, of Crystal Lake, has been with the company for 10 years but now, I'm off a week here and there. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Just add angst Nov 26, 2008
Recipe for Disaster Ingredients: 1 cup burnt pudding 4 hamburger hockey pucks 2 cakes with Grand Canyon-size craters 1 rolling pin covered in dough 2 pounds meatloaf "surprise" 1/2 cup brownies stuck to pan 3 tablespoons congealed cheese sauce ... s rise up then always fall, somehow they taste like grits, and baking pies or lovely cakes, well they just give me fits ... When I send cupcakes to the school, they say I am malicious, but I dream of baking perfectly, sweets that are delicious. (USA Today -- Life)
Losing, gaining in all the right places Nov 26, 2008
Try reducing intakes of oily foods, simple sugars (including fruits and juices) and floury treats (cakes, biscuits, breads, pasta, and noodles). On the other side, increase your intake of lean proteins, vegetables and fibrous carbohydrates. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
IVs - New Location, Same Good Food Nov 26, 2008
A limited menu will also be available at lunch that includes kids' selections, a club sandwich, a wedge salad, crab cakes and a warm grilled chicken salad ... The evening menu will feature IV's signature salads, soups and crab cakes as starters, plus entrees such as beef tenderloin ($26), grilled pork loin chops ($16), penne pasta with crawfish cream sauce ($13), grilled chicken breast ($13), blue-cheese crusted salmon ($14) and homestyle burger ($10) and a kids' menu. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Longing for leftovers? Nov 26, 2008
"We also love potato cakes for breakfast the day after Thanksgiving and, of course, turkey sandwiches and turkey with rice soup until the last bone is gone. No part of the Thanksgiving meal goes to waste - even the memories are reused over and over.". Here are the Masons' Thanksgiving leftover recipes. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
When brownies keep sticking to the pan Nov 26, 2008
This also works for lemon squares, sticky cookie bars and even sheet cakes. (For more information, visit www. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Sherwin still cooking Nov 26, 2008
Published: Friday, November 21, 2008 9:30 AM EST It s been at least 27 years since Clevelanders had their last taste of Ben Sherwin s coconut squares, halvah tortes, rainbow cakes, date macaroons, holiday honey cakes, and cream cheese pastries. Yet, last spring when Ben s youngest son Sandy, 50, himself a world-renowned pastry chef, moved back to Cleveland, he was overwhelmed by urgent requests to recreate those old favorites. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Relish The American Table: Mississippi Mud makes quite a sweet treat Nov 26, 2008
Take chocolate pudding cake, for example, the down-home kin of molten chocolate cakes now on fancy restaurant menus throughout America and Europe. Known to generations of delighted American children as Mississippi Mud, this unpretentious, easily made dessert offers a layer of warm, creamy, almost custard-like dark chocolate pudding, hidden beneath a raft of thin, crisp-edged chocolate cake. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Noodling around with ramen Nov 26, 2008
3 dessert cakes (such as those used for strawberry shortcakes) ... Put three dessert cakes on a plate. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Gertrude Lippelgoes Nov 26, 2008
She was known for her cake decorating and making cakes and mints for many occasions. She also loved gardening, having a huge vegetable garden and a beautiful flower garden. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Thanksgiving Day dining Nov 25, 2008
Dine on sugar pie pumpkin bisque, sage-stuffing-filled turkey breast, spiced cranberry sauce and Thanksgiving cakes, among other items ... The revolving Thanksgiving feast features items such as jumbo shrimp, crab claws, salads, cornbread, honey-baked Virginia ham, homemade gravy, pumpkin pies, cakes and a chocolate fountain ... The menu includes breakfast foods such as omelets, pancakes and eggs Benedict, as well as filet mignon, lamb chops, tacos, crab cakes, slow-roasted turkey, mahi-mahi... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Pecan Butter Balls Mexican Wedding ... Nov 25, 2008
Pecan Butter Balls Mexican Wedding Cakes Recipe: Pecan Butterball Cookies & Russian Teacakes Rolled in Powdered Sugar ... Pecan Butter Balls Mexican Wedding Cakes Recipe ... Pecan Butter Balls Mexican Wedding Cakes Recipe. (Suite101.com)
Having a ball ... Nov 25, 2008
The desert table will feature a variety of cakes, pies and specialties for which Me Me D s is known, including a chocolate fountain. This is the one formal event each year the entire community can look forward in celebrating the holidays, said Palmer. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
10 cocktail hotspots Nov 25, 2008
Nibble on: Vietnamese salad rolls, prawn tempura, spicy Thai fish cakes. or roll your own crispy duck pancakes. (iAfrica.com)
Almost one quarter of Irish are obese Nov 25, 2008
A major concern in the Irish diet is the over-consumption of foods from the top level of the Food Pyramid such as oils, butter, cakes and biscuits. Advertisement. (RTE.ie)
Preparations Under Way For Superfeast Nov 25, 2008
Officials said the Superfeast will serve 8,500 pounds of turkey, 4,000 pounds of dressing, 400 gallons of gravy, 4,000 pounds of whole cranberries, 4,000 pounds of green beans, 4,000 pounds of corn, more than 24,000 servings of cakes and pies from Wal-Mart and Camelot Desserts, 30,000 slices of Wal-Mart white and wheat bread, and 22,000 servings of Coca-Cola. All excess food will be donated to the End Hunger Network and the Houston Food Bank. (Click2Houston, TX)
Thanks for the memories Nov 24, 2008
Shrimp and scallop cakes at Vee Vee. These are like an American bistro's riff on Asian fish paste. (Boston Globe)
Crowd comes out to help feed the hungry Nov 24, 2008
They found booths decorated by local churches and filled with breads, cakes, pies, cookies, all things chocolate, international goodies and even food for the family pet ... Taylor won twice and took home two cakes ... We have cakes and pies in the refrigerator, said Ardie Henson, an organizer. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Mr. Wizard Meets the Iron Chef Nov 24, 2008
Electric Cakes, LED Light Lollipops and More ... Buckley, along with friend and cookbook author Lily Binns, recently wrote "The Hungry Scientist Handbook: Electric Birthday Cakes, Edible Origami, and Other DIY Projects for Techies, Tinkerers, and Foodies.". (ABC News)
Area businesses that cater to pets are thriving Nov 23, 2008
Mini chocolate cupcakes ... Displayed within the cases are a wide array of goods: strawberry and hydrant-shaped cookies, peanut butter snowballs (the number one seller), rawhide chips that resemble Doritos, bone-shaped and tiered cakes, and dog lollipops. (Boston Globe)
Cooking Mama responds to PETA attack Nov 23, 2008
"Mama wants people to know that World Kitchen includes 51 recipes from around the world, ranging from vegetarian fare like miso soup and rice cakes to international delicacies like ginger pork and octopus dumplings," said the company. "I would never put rat in my Ratatouille," said a feisty (and imaginary) Mama. (CVG Online)
Children at risk in food roulette Nov 23, 2008
Many of the problems occur with foods marketed to children candy, cookies, cakes and ice cream. Iconic childhood favorites such as Oreos, Pop-Tarts, Frosted Flakes, Jello-O and Campbell's Spaghettios have been recalled for hidden allergens in recent years. (Albany Times Union)
TASTE: Pumpkin treats: gifts of the season Nov 23, 2008
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cakes comes out clean ... Invert cakes onto cooling rack(s) ... Poke holes in cakes with wooden pick. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Reader Exchange: Pasta salads, German cottage cheese cake Nov 23, 2008
Divide dough (note from Ruth: The dough that I use is a large recipe of which I use about one-third) for whatever cakes (kuchens) you plan to make. Roll or pat into prepared pan and place filling on top. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
HCT gala dinner, wine tasting is Dec. 7 Nov 23, 2008
Warm hors d oeuvres served by waitstaff in the Oyster Bar Lobster & Asparagus Fritters Oysters Rockefeller Miniature Crab Cakes Bruschetta au Chef Chicken Potstickers Spinach & Feta in Phyllo-Dough. Wines: 2007 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand 2007 Louis Jadot Beaujolais Villages, France First Course. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Lake Wales will be going to the dogs Nov 22, 2008
Vendors and food sellers including Junior s Fresh Seafood, funnel cakes, snow cones and boiled peanuts, will open their booths at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m., wiener dogs will line-up for their special race, and at noon preparations will begin for the dog costume event. Prizes will be awarded. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Talking turkey, coast to coast Nov 22, 2008
Crab cakes appear as a side dish, and so do briny East Coast oysters, either mixed in the stuffing or served on toast. A few dishes that the rest of us were glad to leave in the Old World continue to grace Atlantic tables. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Pumpkin Mini Bundt Cakes Recipe Nov 22, 2008
Inidividual Spiced Pumpkin Cakes with Maple Syrup Icing. Moist spiced pumpkin mini bundt cakes can be served plain with just a dusting of icing sugar or dressed up with Maple Syrup Icing for a more elaborate dessert ... These Pumpkin Mini Bundt Cakes are fast and easy to make. (Suite101.com)
