Rich, flavorful eggnog (also spelled in two words: egg nog) is definitely a holiday favorite; and if you haven’t ever…
Candy and Chocolate
Chocolate Tempering Made Easy
Working with chocolate is a sometimes-demanding and very rewarding process. In this post, we’ll address tempering methods in the context…
Caramel Apple Tips: Best Candy Thermometer and Sugar Temps
Few foods spell autumn like a crisp, juicy, sweet/tart apple, fresh from the tree. But if a perfect apple doesn’t…
Gourmet S’mores: The Perfect Gooey Marshmallow
Some of my fondest memories of camping and otherwise being in the mountains are with campfires. One thing can always…
Divinity: The homemade treat that’s simply divine
Divinity is a nougat-like sugar candy that is aerated with egg-white foam. It’s a cross between a meringue and a candy, and can be soft and chewy, or hard and crunchy depending on temperature and ratio of sugar syrup to egg whites.
Homemade Caramels
The key to great homemade caramel is controlling temperature at three critical points in the process. First, cooking your sugar to just the right temperature; second, allowing the finished product to cool properly, and finally, storing the caramel so sugars will not crystalize before you’ve had a chance to eat them.