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What is the secret to making great whoopie pies? Brown sugar

Made up of two cookie-like chocolate cakes stuffed to the gills with fluffy marshmallow filling, the whoopie pie is a sweet indulgence.For the cake component, we drew inspiration from devilÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s food cake, creaming butter with sugar, adding eggs and buttermilk for tenderness, and using ...

The Family Table: Constructive deconstruction

Everyone in our house loves sushi. They also love to eat.It makes going out for sushi dinner an expensive proposition for a household of five.My workaround to meet everyoneÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s sushi craving (while not dropping $200 on a single dinner) is deconstructed rolls in the form of sushi bowls.Like a ...

Zucchini or summer squash makes for a colorful pasta dish

A combination of pasta and summer squash results in a light, flavorful dish thatÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s full of color.We decided against peeling the squash, as the skin helped to keep the pieces intact throughout the cooking process. Because summer squash contains so much liquid, we salted and drained it to keep ...

Perfect burgers depend on the right meat. Here’s a pro tip

Sometimes simple is best, and for quick weeknight burgers or a backyard barbecue for a crowd, store-bought ground beef is certainly convenient. But with so many options available in supermarkets, we knew we would need to find the right cut of beef with the ideal amount of fat to produce tender, ...

Locally Carei: Lentils are power packed food source

When kids go off to college, they evolve in many ways, and some ways it involves their diet.My daughter, who loved chicken and made sure that I made the very best fried chicken around, came home a vegetarian. She is still a top-notch athlete, so we are making sure she is making correct ...

Cheesecake without the fuss? Enter the no-bake cheesecake

We love a tall New York-style cheesecake, but there's no denying it's a bit of a project. It's also incredibly rich and decadent. Sometimes we want the essence of a cheesecake with less fuss, and we want the tang of a cream cheese-based cake without the weight ÎÞëÊÓÆµ” something lighter and creamier ...