IN THEORY, WE COULD PROBABLY DEVOTE an entire recipe book to Halloween (many people already have). True, it has been co-opted and markete...
Calling all coffee drinkers! This recipe for Vanilla Bean Affogato just might be what you're looking for. Quick and easy to make, this ice cream recipe can be served at a casual party with friends or on a weeknight at home with the family. Hot coffee, cold ice cream this is truly a dessert that everyone can make. Affogare is Italian for to drown, which is just what the espresso does to the ice cream here. If you're like us, you may want to wait a few minutes for the ice cream to melt into the hot espresso a little and pool in the bottom of the glass.
IT IS MOST LIKELY mere coincidence that Teacher Appreciation Day (usually in the first week of May) very nearly intersects with National ...
Its easy to make a delicious chocolate chip cookie. You should never settle for the tasteless, chalky, lazy versions found in quickie m...
APOLOGIES ARE IN ORDER. We gilded the lily. It was inevitable. We took a sublime brownie--a brownie that is impeccable and delicious in i...
By and large, I have never been drawn to popcorn. It is a snack that I rarely think about and only eat a bit reluctantly, if someone offe...
Try as we might, we were never huge fans of the traditional whoopie pie. We love the concept of two cakey chocolate cookies with a fair ...
There is a lot of lore and misinformation that surrounds the history of the German chocolate cake. Suffice it to say, the cake has nothin...
Possibly, as mostly lifelong New Yorkers, we invest too much in the Groundhog Day myth. We desperately want to believe. As each February ...
I suggest only making this from-scratch bread if you are having a large gathering. Otherwise, you could end up (like me) eating more than...
Technically speaking, this light and pleasing orange cake is not Renato’s mom’s. Renato’s mom would be the first to admit this. It belong...
I learned the hard way: New York-Style Crumb Cake is not to be confused with coffee cake-ever. A very passionate born and bred New Yorker...
Usually the difference in a popular recipe-say red velvet cake-are a matter of subtle variations (i.e., less flour, more sugar, cream che...
Though Mississippi Mud Pie was a staple of southern menus during my collegiate youth, there is no real indication that this dessert was c...
The refrain is familiar and consistent. When people find out I own a bakery, they comment, “I could never own a bakery, I would be too te...
The genesis behind the formation of our bakery, Baked, was to elevate the Classic American Brownie from ubiquitous mediocrity to bona fid...
The Baked Grasshopper Bar was supposed to be a short-lived experiment, a quirky riff or the minty classic 1950s cocktail with which we ar...
Let’s face it, the chocolate whoopie pie is officially a classic American dessert. I am the first person to admit that the term “classic”...
I spent the first two years of my time in New York looking for the perfect black and white cookie. It was a mission bordering on obsessio...
The origins of the term “devil’s food” to describe chocolate cake are extremely difficult, if not impossible, to identify. However, even ...
The chocolate coffee cake is pure ego. It is a basic Baked creation that does not readily fit into any regional or historical category. I...
It all started with the mallo cup. Specifically the one manufactured by the Boyer Candy Company in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It was my gatew...
These are not the small, delicate scones of the clotted cream and high tea variety.These are hearty breakfast treats. Our Maple Walnut Sc...
Why chipotle? Because chipotle, when used sparingly, is the ideal way to add spice and smoke to a wide range of foods. The chipotle is ju...
Granola, or specifically store-bought granola, lost its levity sometime ago. It became a vehicle for scientifically added nutrition, load...
The baked brownie is a beautiful thing. It has won the hearts and minds of many people, it’s been featured on the pages of 0 magazine as ...
You probably didn’t even know you needed this bar. Well, wait until you taste it. The honeycomb bar is not exactly common, nor does it ha...
