Desserts RECIPES

Apple Hill Season

Hi everyone, and happy 1st day of fall! I’m Gabby, a new member of the SacFoodies team and I can’t wait to share my perspective on all things edible. For my first SacFoodies post, I thought it fitting to feature something near and dear to my heart: Apple Hill. My grandparents live and have an […]

Chocolate-Covered Bacon

I remember when Vosges introduced Mo’s Milk Chocolate Bacon Bar and people thought it was the wildest thing. “Bacon and chocolate?!?!?!,” they would gasp. “That’s crazy!” Now, but seven short years later, it’s not so strange. Today, bacon is popping up in all kinds of unexpectedly sweet places like donuts, pie, even soda. Even I, […]

Where Slow Food and Whole Food Meet

Did you know that 46 million people in the United States deal with hunger issues? 12 million of them are children and 7 million are seniors. September is Hunger Action Month, a nationwide campaign mobilizing the public to take action on the issue of hunger. A group of 30 passionate food bloggers recently put together […]

5 Ways to Eat Figs

  It’s here! The season you’ve all been waiting for: fig season. I recently purchased a small basket of figs (coincidentally, the California Fig Advisory Board is one of our clients) and was left wondering, “Now what?” I was torn: Should I use their powers to create a decadent dessert? Or take advantage of their […]

National Donut Day

  By: Stephanie Rudy June isn’t known for its abundance of holidays. No three-day weekends to look forward to, no fireworks, no pumpkin carving and certainly no Turducken. But, before you discredit the month altogether, are you familiar with the significant holiday that falls on June 6th? That’s right, it’s National Donut Day. Yes, I […]