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Valentine's Day
1 A Little Love Goes a Long Way: Basic French Macarons
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2 Burning Question: Is Macaron Another Spelling of Macaroon?
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3 Make Someone's Morning With a Breakfast Tart
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4 Are You Flaky When It Comes to French Pastry Facts?
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5 Taste Test: Starbucks Macarons
Wedding
7 We're Talking Croquembouches!
Holiday
8 Do You Know Where These Christmas Foods Came From?
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9 Galette
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10 Count on Classic Strawberry Shortcake to Sweeten Your Day
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11 Reader Recipe: Raspberry Turnovers
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12 King Cake — Happy Mardi Gras Y'all!
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13 Iced Oatmeal Cookies
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14 Yummy Link: Behind the Scenes With a Hotel Pastry Chef
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15 Apple and Pear Tart
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16 Come Party With Me: Housewarming Party — Dessert
Breakfast
17 Kolaches Are a Taste of Central Europe in Texas
Thanksgiving
18 Learn How to Make Perfect Pie Crust!
Perhaps it's the rainbow of cheerful hues, the adorable two-bite size, or — most likely — the perfect crisp-chewy texture, but I just can't get enough of French macarons. Even when I'm stuffed to the gills, I can always make room for these tiny, delicate pastries. True, macarons can be temperamental (meringue is the capricious culprit), but they do respond wonderfully to patience, Read more
Lately, I've been seeing towers of cream puffs, or croquembouches, appearing all over the place, particularly in bridal magazines or on wedding blogs. The croquembouche is most certainly a delicious trend – we had one at our wedding and it was quite a hit! — but these magnificent sweet sculptures are more complicated than they may appear. To get an inside look at how these profiterole towers Read more
After all that holiday baking, Christmas tree decorating, and edible gifting, there's little to do during the holiday season besides besides hang out with loved ones. Get into the holiday spirit by trying to match the yuletide dish to its area of origin. How well do you know your holiday pastries? There's only one way to find out. Source: Flickr User Matthew Bietz Take the Quiz Read more
Liberté, egalité, fraternité: Good morning and Happy Bastille Day! Today marks the anniversary of France's national holiday, which commemorates the storming of the Bastille, which began the French Revolution. While Parisians celebrate with fireworks and parades, I'll be starting my day off on the right foot with a pain au chocolat and a café au lait (and ending it with a glass of Burgundy or Read more
Happy Fat Tuesday! Don't you wish this plate of beignets were real rather than just a picture? Dice215 shared the image in the Savory Sights group in the YumSugar Community. Freshly made vanilla bean beignets with warm chocolate fudge sauce on the side. For the recipe, check out her blog. If you have a delicious photo to share, upload it to the Savory Sights group in the community! Read more
If you wanted to create a dessert with in-season lady apples, you could try making the classic upside-down French pastry pictured below. What is it? Read more
Empanadas would make the ideal stranded-on-a-desert-island staple. They freeze well, are great for using up leftovers, and are as suited to the beginner as they are the expert. But best of all, they can be filled with just about anything, so they shouldn't be overlooked as both a convenient finger food and an unexpected dessert.Make the cleanup easier than ever for your next fiesta by serving up Read more
Although I tested your knowledge of various French pastries, I didn't include the seductive rectangular sweet shown below. Do you know what it goes by? Read more
This month, some dear friends from college will be visiting me in San Francisco. Whenever I have out-of-towners, my favorite way to welcome them is with a small savory or sweet treat — always homemade, for a little personal touch. This time, I'll be making scones. After all, what puts one at ease better than a warm pile of just-baked breakfast breads? Since one of them has a sweet tooth, and Read more
I've gone and developed a pretty tasty habit for myself. Every week, I buy myself a raisin custard roll from the farmers market near Sugar HQ. Initially, I felt pretty guilty about indulging in such a decadent pastry but now I look forward to it. In fact, I welcome it. Because it's become a weekly ritual, I no longer give into cravings as much as I used to. I've also noticed that I don't buy Read more
