On a recent trip to St. Louis, I sampled some Gooey Butter Cake. Well, if I’m being honest, I did more than sample it – I couldn’t stop eating it! I had forgotten how unbelievably delicious this cake is. As its name implies, Gooey Butter Cake is a gooey confection that’s both buttery and sweet. [...]
Did you know May 15th is National Chocolate Chip Day? Yup, there is a whole holiday to celebrate the wonderful little morsels of goodness! Some claim that the first chocolate chips were created in 1937 by Ruth Graves Wakefield when she chopped up chocolate and then baked those pieces into cookies. Two years later, Nestle [...]
I’d been hoping to do another book post and giveaway, so when a chance meeting at KCRA-TV put me in touch with Amanda Scott, a USA Today Best-selling author who lives right here in Sacramento, it wasn’t the luck of the Irish, but the luck of the Scottish. Amanda was being interviewed about her latest [...]
Believe it or not, I am half Italian. I joke because people more often guess Scottish or Irish with my red hair and fair skin. So needless to say, when my husband suggested this lemon cookie recipe with an Italian twist, I could not pass it up! The ricotta cheese looks intimidating but it adds [...]
Last weekend I was lucky enough to have my best friend Sarah in town from Seattle while my fiancé was out of town on business for the weekend. Now, what are two crazy girls going to do with no guys around for the whole weekend? You guessed it – bake cookies! (We live on the [...]
Valentines’ Day is one of those holidays that lends itself well to rolled cookies. This year I somehow misplaced my holiday cookie cutters, so was pleased with myself when I realized that I could improvise using the Martha Stewart alphabet set that I had received as a gift a few months ago. What else spells [...]
Every four years, Family Circle magazine holds a presidential bake-off pitting the future first ladies against each other. From Hilary Clinton’s Chips to Laura Bush’s Texas Governor’s Mansion Cowboy Cookies, these delicious cookies have become an American tradition that I hope will continue on to 2012. While Cindy McCain’s Oatmeal-Butterscotch Cookies were victorious this election [...]
Ingredients: 1 ½ sticks unsalted butter, softened 1 ½ cups powdered sugar 1 large egg 1 ½ cups flour ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 pinch salt 1 tub chocolate frosting 2/3 cup finely crushed peppermint candy canes or candies Using an electric mixer, beat the butter until soft. With the mixer on low, gradually [...]
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened ½ cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract 2 cups flour ¾ finely chopped walnuts or other nuts ¼ teaspoon salt Powdered sugar Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix butter, powdered sugar and extract in large bowl. Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough holds together. Shape [...]
Ingredients: 5 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda ¾ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon ground cloves 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup light brown sugar (packed) 1 large egg, at room temperature 1 cup unsulfured molasses 1 teaspoon vanilla [...]
SacFoodies is a blog that examines all things food-related, from local Sacramento events to restaurants worldwide to a long list of traditional and gourmet recipes. Authored by Sacramento communications professionals who are experts in food marketing — and who have a passion for food and drink– the blog covers all things culinary from several different perspectives.
Sara Ortega: RT @fleishmanAU: Want to know where to eat in #sacramento? Check out this blog from our FH team-mates #sacfoodies http://t.co/EOMEigOD5V #
Ana Marie Aguas: Noodles & Company - so much more than just noodles. Get the scoop on #SacFoodies here: http://t.co/Osg82DHHBx #
Brooke 
Christine 
Jake 
Jenna 
Jon 
Kim 
Kris 
Liz 
Sallie 
Sarah 
Shelly 
Vanessa 
