Baking a soufflé requires the perfect mixture of egg whites and a flavorful base. You can bake it both sweet or savory, chocolate, or cheese soufflé, depending on your choice. But, for you, our first-timers, what does soufflé taste like? Read more to know the textures, palates, influences, and the exact taste of that soufflé. …
When you think “fruitcake,” you think of a dense loaf of bread dotted with red and green glacé cherries. Sometimes the loaf has rum or other alcohol in it. It’s typically dry, and the mock-up cherries do little to give it flavor. No wonder the tough loaf is often considered the holiday punchline. But that’s …
We love eggnog and always pick up a quarter or half gallon of it for the holiday season. But it can be pretty hard for just me and my fiancé to drink that much eggnog before it goes bad or the holiday season ends. One of my favorite ways to use up all that eggnog …
Fresh cranberries are a real seasonal treat. Chances are most of us rarely see cranberries in our local supermarket until just before Thanksgiving and ending right around Christmas. Fresh cranberries, unlike blueberries or raspberries, are insanely tart and a tad bitter when raw. While you could try eating a handful of them, I would not …
While it might sound fancy, you don’t need to go to a fancy brunch place to get delicious crepes suzette. The perfect concoction of butter, sugar, orange, and fire can be made simply at home. Worried about the flame? Check out the tips below to help manage your expectations and maximize safety. What are Crepes …
When it comes to cookies, chocolate chip is king. But close behind for me has always been peanut butter. Not just normal peanut butter cookies, but Butterfinger peanut butter chip cookies are the way to go. What are Butterfinger Peanut Butter Chip Cookies? Butterfinger peanut butter chip cookies take everything we love about chocolate chip …
Crepes are truly amazing. They exist somewhere between a pancake, tortilla, and an omelette. They work for both savory and sweet applications. While they may seem like fancy restaurant food, I promise they might even be easier than pancakes to make, as there is no leavening agent to mess up. What are French Crepes? The …
My fiance’s mom loves to make desserts, and one of the desserts she’s always told me is so easy to make is no bake cheesecake bites. They’re great for parties or family gatherings, and it’s simple to add various flavorings to them. After trying hers a couple times and seeing how addicting they really are, …
I think we can all agree there is nothing quite like the smell of freshly baked chewy chocolate chip cookies coming right out of the oven. If the smell doesn’t reel you in, the first bite of that warm, chewy goodness will draw you in for more cookies than you should probably eat in one …
One of my favorite seasonal drinks is eggnog. Love or hate it as a beverage, I think it is underused when it comes to baking. What do you get when you put eggs, sugar, and cream together? Custard! One of my favorite uses of custard is in bread pudding. That heavy, sweet, slightly spicy texture …
If you have never tried panna cotta you are missing out. The texture is somewhere between jello, pudding, and creme brulee. But lucky for us, it is basically as easy as jello to make. That is right if you can make jello you can make this “fancy” Italian dessert to amaze your friends and family. …
Bought too much bread and now its gone stale? Don’t throw it out! Turn it into delicious decadent bread pudding. This is what just happened to my fiancé and I after our engagement party. We bought around 40 churros from Costco for our party, and ended up coming home with 10-15 left overs at the …
