Though it might not seem like a perfect pairing, the sage and blackberry in these thumbprint cookies are a spectacular combination. This recipe is excerpted from Camilla Saulsbury’s The Ultimate Shortcut Cookie Book, one of our favorite choices for quick, easy and creative spins on store-bought ingredients like refrigerated cookie dough, cake mix or brownie ...

Gourmet Mushroom Fettuccini Recipe 1 lb Fettuccini 4 oz Specialty mushrooms ( Crimini, Shiitake, Enoki, Oyster) 3 Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil 3 cloves Garlic, minced 1/2 cup Pine nuts 3 oz Sun Dried Tomatoes, softened and minced 1. Cook fettuccini according to package directions. Meanwhile, in medium sauce pan, heat oil and saute remaining ingredients 2-3 minutes. 2. Remove from heat; toss ...

Preparing Suman sa Ibus is so easy. It’s the wrapping of the rice mixture which takes so much time. Yet it is all worth it. How I love the mild flavor of the suman. The delightful combination with ripe yellow mangoes and hot tsokolate is heavenly. Ingredients 4 cups sticky rice or malagkit 3 cups thick coconut ...

This recipe is from The Berghoff Café Cookbook by Carlyn Berghoff. It’s a specially developed recipe that skips the boiling process you’ll find in most pretzel recipes, but still produces just the right degree of chewiness and subtle, yeasty flavor. You’ll find it in the “Bar Snacks” chapter of the book. Read our book review ...

Is there anything more simple and basic than taking some flour, water and yeast, pounding them together for a few minutes then whacking in the oven? Bread making has lost its way in the standard home over the years for the simple reason that ready made bread in all forms can be purchased reasonably cheap. So ...

If you have children and they are anything like my nipper, they will love the fact that berries of all kinds are sprouting up right now over the summer. My girl adores strawberries and raspberries. Nothing new or surprising there then but it is a bonus for a parent on the dessert front if your wee ...