Food & Receipts

Nykur vodka, a leading Danish brand of premium-grade organic vodka, recently celebrated its success at the Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition, a prestigious wine and spirit competition that has emerged as one of the most respected in Asia. The Nykur vodka brand was awarded the 2021 “Silver Award” for its purely organic formulation and rich, soft...

A dessert table is a great solution for a wedding of any format. It can be a wedding cake ordered from a professional confectioner or even a do-it-yourself candy bar. A dessert table can become not only a station for sweets but also a part of the decor, a wonderful photo zone, and decoration of your site. In...

There’s no such thing as too much dessert on a wedding day. Why choose one dessert or cake when you can have a whole wedding dessert table? Today, it’s a trend, but they're not exactly new and are hardly disappear soon—probably due to their universal function and photogenic nature. Having a dessert table in the wedding room makes...

In nearly twenty years of sharing recipes on this site I don’t think I’ve ever posted a meal in a jar. I’m talking about the “just add water” style jar meals. The kind you can keep in the pantry, gift to friends, or pack with you for a road trip or camping trip. In contrast, I’m not talking...

I love looking back at the end of the year to see which recipes have been most popular. Some recipes make the lists every year, other times it’s a newcomer’s game. The end of the year round-ups also coincide with soup season, and no one loves a good soup or stew more than I do. I thought I’d...

Gingerbread cookies are the best. I like to bite their heads off first, then each arm, and then each leg. These are always the second cookie I include in my holiday cookie boxes, these shortbread cookies are always the first. Shortbread forever.  That said, I have a few strong opinions on how I like my gingerbread and this...

There's a poetry to baking a whole fish in a crust of salt. Stretching back billions of years, water flowing across the earth's rocks dissolved minerals like sodium and chloride to form salty seas that eventually grew full of life. When that sea water dries, the sodium and chloride ions bond and crystallize into the ionic compound that...

Vicky WasikCarla Lalli Music can’t remember a time when her family didn’t celebrate the Feast of the Seven Fishes. “I have a lot of memories growing up of a lot of drunk adults at two in the morning opening presents in the living room,” the video host and cookbook author says.While Christmas Day may serve as the main...

I am a pecan pie lover...this is my twist on pecan pie. I use almonds instead of pecans and golden syrup instead of corn syrup. Both chocolate and Armagnac make this tart really special. Don't skip on toasting the almonds, it brings out the nuttiness of the pie. — Phoebe Saad, Framingham, Massachusetts,Ingredients1 cup all-purpose flour1/4 cup toasted...

Homemade Greek salad dressing doesn't get much easier. If you don't have lemon juice on hand, replace it with additional vinegar. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen,Ingredients1/2 cup olive oil1/4 cup red wine vinegar2 tablespoons lemon juice2 garlic cloves, minced1 teaspoon Dijon mustard1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon pepper1/2 teaspoon dried oregano image/svg+xml Text Ingredients View Recipe, DirectionsIn a jar with...