Wedding cakes come in all different shapes and sizes. Many are elegant and statuesque, while others are a bit more playful. We rounded up some of the most unique wedding cakes that have caught our eye on Flickr. Click through and prepare for your jaws to drop.
Let's have breakfast together, shall we? It's time for another Instagram challenge! We want to see what delicious ways you start your days. Do you eat satisfying meals each morning or keep it on the lighter side?
Upload your photos to Instagram and include the hashtag #savorysight in your caption; we'll combine our favorite shots and share them with you next week. And make sure to follow YumSugar on Instagram (username: heyyumsugar) for delicious inspiration. If you don't use Instagram, don't worry! You can always upload your Spring food photos to our Savory Sights community group.
It's National Picnic Day! So far this Spring, we've talked about what to serve at a picnic, but now we're all about how to serve it. We've selected some of our favorite chic picnic essentials (many of which are eco-friendly!). You won't find Dixie Cups or red checkered blankets on this list, but everything is functional and portable. Not included on this list: portable iPod dock for music, frisbees, board games, cards, and cheery dispositions.
Bridal showers are for gift giving, gossiping, and even a little indulging. What better way to celebrate than with some very tasty desserts. Here are 10 decadent recipes, some of which are rich and some of which are on the lighter side, but all are guaranteed crowd-pleasers.
Taco night is a rarity in my house. For some reason, I just can't wrap my head around getting all the ingredients prepared and laying everything out for easy assembly. Fortunately, I found a way to get my fill of taco night flavors in a fast and easy (and healthy!) salad form.
My recipes tend to be inspired by beautiful produce, and when I got my hands on some stunning purple radishes, I knew they would be a crisp and refreshing component of this salad. Jalapeño, garlic, and cumin bring a lot of flavor to ground beef, and it takes just minutes to come together.
For this simple recipe, keep reading.
For weeks, I'd been eying these spiky succulent leaves at Berkeley Bowl. I always knew that aloe vera came from this common plant, but never thought I would actually need or want the opportunity to work with it myself. And then there's the whole issue of cooking with it and how to harvest it. It's popular in coconut water these days, but other than that, ingesting it is somewhat uncommon. But those who regularly eat or drink this strange succulent rave about its supposed health benefits, from healing acne to curing cancer.
I did a quick scan of the Internet on how to cut and prepare fresh aloe vera right from the leaf. I found several recipes for smoothies featuring fresh aloe vera pieces and one that served it poached with lime juice. A smoothie sounded more appetizing. Honestly, I got a little bit nervous when I found out that the dark red sap that apparently seeps out should not be ingested or it will cause unpleasant digestive issues. Still, I went for it.
Filleting this piece of aloe vera was a strange experience: I was on the lookout for that dark red sap, though I didn't ever encounter it. The aloe vera gel looked sticky and mucous, not delicious (or even edible). I'd read in a few places that aloe vera on its own is kind of bitter, so of course, I immediately cut off a piece and took a bite. It tasted like nothing, but I did notice a strange sensation in my mouth and my tongue went a little numb. To find out what I did with the fresh fillet of aloe vera, keep reading.
Putting something in the middle of two pieces of bread and calling it a sandwich is one of the most rewarding art forms there is. But this practice extends well beyond traditional sandwiches. We've compiled a list of our favorite ways to sandwich things together, sweet and savory, hot and cold. Click through to develop a major sandwich craving.
It would seem that Americans like their food to pack quite a punch. At least, that's what we can assume based off of the fact that the hot sauce industry is one of the top 10 fastest growing industries in the country, right below social network game development. This got us thinking about the many different kinds of hot sauces there are available to us. While I reach for the Tapatío bottle several times a day, I know there happen to be several die-hard Cholula fans out there. We want to know: what's your favorite hot sauce?
Source: Flickr User kenny_lex
Breadsticks aren't something that I think about very often. What I mean by that is often I overlook them for other, more exciting snacks or appetizers. But I've recently come to realize that a fresh batch of breadsticks is simple, uncomplicated, and completely addictive.
As far as bread goes, this definitely can be considered a fast and easy recipe. It takes just minutes to come together, followed by one hour of resting, then about 30 minutes of baking.
There are a few things that I think could really enhance this recipe: a sprinkling of sesame seeds or good kosher salt. I also upped the temperature a bit to 375° F (or you could roll your breadsticks thinner) because I found that they weren't crunching up as much as I would have liked.
Find this incredibly straightforward recipe when you read on.
Pepsi Next, which rolled out nationally March 26, is the newest addition to the Pepsi family. The so-called "midcalorie soda" is targeted toward drinkers who are cutting back on sugar, a dietary trend that's been holding steady in recent years. It's made with a combination of high-fructose corn syrup, aspartame, and sucralose, and has 60 percent less sugar than regular Pepsi.
As someone who's always chosen Pepsi over Coke, I pounced at the chance to try the newest addition to the Pepsi family. I grabbed a couple of office mates and every Pepsi product that I could find within a one block radius (Pepsi, Pepsi Max, and Diet Pepsi) for a casual taste test and comparison. Find out what we thought when you keep reading.
We have loved seeing all of your tasty and inspiring snaps of Spring food. We're welcoming the warm weather with open arms and, to help us do just that, we want to take a moment to share five of our favorite Instagram submissions! Click through to see our picks.
I've never really given Bloody Marys a fair shot.
There are a lot of die-hard fans who'll be completely appalled by that statement, but it's true. I've just always been slightly confused as to why anyone would ever want to mix tomato juice with vodka and add hot sauce. Why on earth people would want to drink that in the morning is beyond me. But in the interest of expanding my horizons, I bought all the ingredients and mixed one up.
What did I think of my first Bloody Mary? Find out when you keep reading.
We're well into one of our favorite months of the year: National Grilled Cheese Month. While we are huge supporters of simply putting cheese in between two slices of bread and grilling it, we also enjoy experimenting a bit with flavors and textures. Here are 12 of our very favorite grilled cheese combinations.
It's highly possible that you're currently overwhelmed with all the leftover ham from Easter. But don't worry, because we've rounded up some tasty ways to use it all up. From lots of sandwiches to eggs baked in ham cups, you'll use up all of those leftovers in no time — then you'll probably want to go and buy some more.
