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Try This Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe at Home

Susannah Chen — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:31:42 PDT

Even though warmer weather is on the horizon, we're still faced with chilly Spring mornings. What better way to warm up than with a comforting spiced coffee drink? You'd be surprised to find out just how simple the hot beverage is to prepare at home. Watch the video to find out how to make it!

How to Wear a Black Pencil Skirt From Day to Night!

Allison McNamara — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:30:12 PST

A black pencil skirt is a wardrobe staple and can be worn for so many different occasions. A few of our favorite runways, including Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton, and Fendi, showed fresh ways to wear the pencil skirt. Watch our video for three cool ways to rock your pencil skirt this season, whether it's dressed down with a pair of jelly flats and a white tee or elevated with a bow-front blouse and neutral accessories. On Allison: Wren top, vintage skirt, Fendi shoes, Tiger Lily necklace.

Rudimentary Recipes Every Home Cook Should Know

Susannah Chen — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:15:35 PST

January is a time of many resolutions, many among them culinary. Regardless of your skill level at the stove, it never hurts to go back to basics and focus on rudimentary recipes that are the building blocks for so many other dishes. These aren't too complicated or expensive, and once you master them, we reassure you that you'll use them over and over again. Here are 10 fundamental dishes that every home chef should know how to make.

5 Healthy Squash Recipes That Celebrate Winter

Michele Foley — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:17:50 PST

You know us; we're always trying to keep it farm fresh around here. Besides apples and pears, squash is one of my favorites when it comes to cool weather produce. With squash it's all about variety - there are more than a few to choose from, and they are really versatile when it comes to preparation. They also taste great - sweet, creamy, and hearty with a big side of nutrition. Squash is an amazing source of vitamins A and C, with a good amount of calcium and iron, too. Here are five healthy recipes I'll definitely be cooking up this season!

Source: Flickr User swanksalot

Beyond Mashed Potatoes: 10 Ways With Spuds

Susannah Chen — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:04:06 PST

Potatoes are a starch available year-round, but with rutabagas, turnips, parsnips, and yams taking root, there's no better time than now to enjoy the good old spud as well. How should you use them? Well, if you had more than enough mashed potatoes over Thanksgiving, try eating potatoes a different way. Here are a bunch of our favorite ideas.

5 Fall Foods and What to Cook With Them

Susannah Chen — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:42:36 PST

Before Fall's gone entirely, don't forget to enjoy the best of the moment's fruit and vegetable bounty. Here are five affordable, versatile favorites to seize before the season's over and some of our recommended ways to cook with them.

Happy Hour: Pumpkin Irish Coffee

Susannah Chen — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:21:39 PST

Earlier this season, I was sent a curious-looking bottle of pumpkin pie cream liqueur from Fulton's Harvest, a label I'd never heard of. With a bottle of something so distinctive (and with the potential to taste either phenomenal or terrible), I was at a loss for what to do - so I took to the Twitterverse for some answers.

I soon found out more about Fulton's Harvest, including the fact that it's made by well-reputed Kentucky Bourbon maker Heaven Hill Distilleries and tastes delicious on the rocks or served chilled. But by that point, I'd gotten back so many enticing-sounding cooking and cocktail suggestions - everything from pumpkin whipped cream to spiked pumpkin pie - that I had to try one out.

Ultimately, it was @Tora_NYC's Irish cream suggestion that left me with a brilliant Fall twist on a favorite, Irish coffee. As with any Irish coffee, don't let the whipped cream and coffee fool you - this cocktail packs a punch! I served it in a giant glass mug, topped with a very generous topping of whipped cream. For the recipe, keep reading.

Festive Fall Iced Sugar Cookies Double as Dessert and Decor

Anna Monette Roberts — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:15:58 PST

Looking for a beautiful table decoration for Thanksgiving or a treat our kids can enjoy? Make these leaf cutout cookies, dipped in a marbled royal icing, which not only taste yummy but also look beautiful adorning a holiday table. The cookies are semisweet, flaky, and buttery like a shortbread. I used vegetable-based food coloring for the icing, and the colors still came out vividly. Royal icing dries hard and shiny, so these cookies won't stain the faces and hands of your kids as they gobble them up.

Get the original recipe here.

Beyond Pumpkin Pie: 10 Ways to Make Use of Pureed Pumpkin

YumSugar — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:45:10 PST

You don't have to worry about a shortage of pumpkin puree, but you will likely encounter the dilemma of what to do with a half-used container of solid pack pumpkin. Sure - you could make the traditional pumpkin pie, but why not think outside the ~~box~~ can? Here are 10 wonderful ways to use pumpkin.

Whet Guests' Appetites With a Spicy, Seasonal Salad

Susannah Chen — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:39:02 PST

Whenever I have people over for a sit-down holiday dinner, I like to set the tone with a hunger-inducing salad as the first course. For my most recent dinner, I foreshadowed the Fall meal to come with a peppery medley of in-season produce.

This salad, with its salty, spicy, tangy, and sweet components, turned out to be the perfect way to get guests psyched for supper while still leaving plenty of room for the main course.

Toasted on the stove, pepitas, or hulled pumpkin seeds, impart a nutty flavor to the olive oil, which plays a crucial part in the aromatic dressing. Make this your Thanksgiving salad when you keep reading.