Before we go much further, let’s define Gingerbread. According to the Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets, “Gingerbread is a term that applies to a broad category of baked goods, flavored with a combination of spices such as ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, and sweetened with honey...
"Silent Killer". That sounds like the title of a horror movie, right?! While it could potentially be box office thriller, it is actually the nickname for a dangerous gas in 40% of Minnesota homes. Hillary Fox ThinkStock"Silent Killer" Detected in 40% of Minnesota Homes ...
Deep-fried corn masa empanadas with choice of fillings: Chipotle Style is filled with shredded chipotle chicken and topped with chipotle sour cream, cotija cheese and fresh cilantro; and Elote Style is filled with roasted corn and topped with mayo, cotija cheese and Tajin seasoning (can be prepa...
Diana Wynne Jones is a very well known British writer who passed away a few years ago, and is one of those folks whom I’ve been hearing about for years (she’s a great favorite of Neil Gaiman), but had never quite gotten around to reading. Or, so I thought. In fact, the more ...
For the first order I ever brought home, I selected some cream-filled conchiglia puff pastries and a croissant filled with almond paste (marzipan) for my wife who loves almond-flavored anything. While I still give the edge to Benjamin French Bakery in Thornton Park for the best croissants in...
made with several kinds of cheese on Italian bread which comes with every entree (the recipe is closely guarded of course). Their other star is their huge slices of cake, like theirOrange Crunch cake, a yellow cake layered with almond brown sugar, and covered in orange cream cheese icing....
MY China’sWestfield Centre location is closed for good, but you can still get a healthy heaping of its owner, celebrity chef Martin Yan. TheYan Can Cookstaris teaching a virtual cooking class with the San Francisco Public Library from 2–3 p.m. on Friday, December 18. During the free...
I use standard soap, but the flavored soap works well too. Another helpful trick I learned is to take a take a drink of water (do not swallow), stand over a sink, and slowly let it drip out of your mouth. I usually miss the sink and it gets all over the counter top! But ...
TASTE Full-flavored, rich, and meaty SOURCE Primarily the Pacific Ocean; occasionally the rivers where they spawn ECO FACTOR Alaska wild salmon is the top choice (see "The Salmon Dilemma," page 82). All salmon are high in omega-3s. LOOK FOR Moist, firm fillets or steaks. Flesh color...
Take it from me, walking the Middle Path is thirsty work. And nothing says ‘transcending the material world and the cycle of death and rebirth’ like a can of my cherry-flavored, carbonated water. Buddha Water: re-energize your chakras!” I figured that K-Market by the convention center...