Better than your childhood Easy-Bake

It took a world-class chef like Albert Adrià of famed El Bulli to dream up a microwave sponge cake that would forever change the way we look at “baking” in a microwave. His ingenious method of using an N2O-charged cream dispenser to aerate cake batter revolutionized the world of pastry and has spawned countless interpretations, making…

Whip-It! Good….and Skinny

What’s a caramel macchiato or hot chocolate…or any favorite cafe drink for that matter without a little (or a lot) of whipped cream topping? A slice of apple pie is just plain naked without a side of whipped cream. Let’s face it, sometimes trying to be “good” is no fun. But what if you can…

Nothing to trifle with…

If you’re a fan of the rom-com classic Love Actually, you’ll remember that pivotal scene where Kiera Knightly’s character Juliet shows up at Mark’s (Andrew Lincoln) front door with a slice of banoffee pie in hand, a ploy to gain entrance into his apartment to look at videos he took of her wedding day. Juliet’s…

Cocktails for Two…Or More

Valentine’s Day for many couples means “date night”…and for those unattached to a significant other maybe a reason to get together with other single friends for some drinks, food and fun. Why not start off the evening with a cocktail (or mocktail) or two? Whether your taste leans towards an all-around drinkable, mixable vodka, an…