Tis the season for baking

December 4, 2025 by
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When I published the Holiday Gift Guide and Giveaways! this weekend, I forgot to share my "cookie making gift tins" that I put together for my grown nieces and nephews. Each tin contained piping bags and tips, cookie cutters, a bench scraper, an icing spatula, two gift boxes and tags with ribbons, chocolate chips, decorations including McCormick Candy Cane finishing… read more

Cooking? There’s an app for that

December 3, 2025 by
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The CookShelf app (details below) - which is getting better by the day - is far from the only food app available. NYT Cooking, The Guardian Feast, Delish, and others have introduced apps in recent years, and more are on the way. Why are so many recipe websites adding apps? Adweek's Mark Stenberg has some theories about the trend. I… read more

The Splendid Table turns 30

December 2, 2025 by
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I cannot believe it has been a decade since I went to the 20th anniversary program for The Splendid Table. At that time, Lynne Rossetto Kasper was still hosting the radio broadcast, which debuted in 1995. Kasper received numerous accolades for her work on the show, including two James Beard Foundation Awards. Francis Lam (also a James Beard Award winner)… read more

Food news antipasto

December 1, 2025 by
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I hope our US Members had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We start with some good news for the world of food safety. Scientists at Ohio State University have found a new way to combat salmonella bacteria that contribute to foodborne illness. The researchers identified antimicrobial peptides from probiotic strains that inhibited the growth of salmonella in chickens. While this needs to… read more
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