by Tracy TierneyI don’t care what anyone says—pumpkins aren’t just a fall favorite. They make a great ingredient year round. That’s why I’m a huge fan of RealSimple.com’s Pumpkin Cornmeal Muffins, particularly because they’re easy to prepare, not too sweet and they make your house smell wonderful. Hot, fresh-out-of-the-oven muffins and cold, wintery days are a match [...]
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by Lauren WalshIt’s time to show some Sacramento support! Leslie Navarra, Cal grad and Sacramento resident, is a semi-finalist in the 45th Pillsbury Bake-Off contest. Her recipe for Apricot-Bacon Flatbread was selected out of tens of thousands of entries and is now going head-to head in a public vote against one other recipe for a chance to [...]
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by Jenna BuhagiarWorking in food PR is never good for the waistline, especially when you’re working on a project that features a delicious recipe! Such was the case last week when I was working on a St. Patrick’s Day project for our client, the California Raisin Marketing Board, which included a yummy Irish Soda Bread recipe. After [...]
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by Kim BedwellDANISH DOUGH Makes 2-1/2 pounds dough For the dough (Detrempe) 1 ounce fresh yeast or 1 tablespoon active dry yeast 1/2 cup whole milk 1/3 cup sugar Zest of 1 orange, finely grated 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped 2 large eggs, chilled 1/4 cup fresh [...]
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by Kim BedwellWhile perusing some of my favorite foodie blogs, I stumbled across the Daring Bakers, an online group of recreational bakers looking for a challenge and a forum in which to share their successes, and sometimes failures. Without hesitation, I found myself e-mailing Lis and offering a multitude of reasons why I should be a Daring [...]
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by Christine SchunkI like to play in the kitchen, flip through cook books and test out new recipes. That said, I am also very much a creature of habit and often fall back to the known and comfortable. There are a handful of recipes that I make at least once a month. I can practically prepare them [...]
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