Nothing says Spring more than strawberries, and since the markets are getting flooded with a surplus of ripe, red berries, it's a no brainer to serve a strawberry dessert as the finish to a seasonal dinner. Instead of topping a regular cheesecake with berries, this lovely recipe combines roasted berries with mascarpone and cream cheese. This mixture is poured into a classic graham cracker crust Read more

In January 2011, Food Network host Paula Deen appeared on The View to promote her new children's cookbook. Those who caught it know that it wasn't pretty to watch. Put the sassy Paula Deen and the straight-laced Barbara Walters together, and you get an uncomfortable dynamic. As the ladies of The View sit behind a stupendous spread of fried chicken and other Southern comforts, Paula licks Read more

When it comes to foods that are quintessentially all-American, I have to vote for Jell-O pudding. After all, what American schoolkid didn't grow up eating this in a brown-bagged lunch? Now that I can make my own pudding, I steer clear of buying it as an adult, but when I heard that Jell-O was releasing a new line, I couldn't resist trying it out.Kraft describes Temptations by Jell-O as a new line Read more