Easy Puff Pastry Ideas: A 10 Recipe Roundup
Easy Puff Pastry Ideas Puff pastry is the greatest pastry dough that nobody wants to make. I get that. Easy puff pastry ideas quickly become more complicated when you have to make the pastry. It is not that it is difficult, it just takes a bit of time. I think...
Pantry Raid: How to Eat a Pumpkin
Last year, we talked about what you can do with leftover pumpkin that you might have laying around the house after Halloween or Thanksgiving. But this year, we really want to emphasize how versatile the pumpkin really is. In fact, almost every single part of the...
3 Non-Traditional Thanksgiving Desserts
We all know what Thanksgiving is about - spending time with friends and family; taking some much-deserved time off from work; and stuffing yourself silly. But this year, instead of opting for the time honored tradition of whipping up a pumpkin pie - or if you're from...
Pantry Raid: How to Keep a Turkey Moist
There's nothing worse at Thanksgiving dinner than biting into a dry piece of turkey after a long day of cooking a holiday meal for your family and friends. Luckily, there are ways to mitigate this cooking issue by planning ahead and utilizing these helpful tips below....
Thanksgiving Ideas for a Less Stressful Holiday Meal
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, which means planning travel; stocking up on holiday food shopping; and hopefully enjoying some well-deserved quality time with friends, family, and loved ones. Unfortunately, when you mix in the stress of the holidays with the...
Fartons and Horchata: The Perfect Holiday Pair?
Ah fartons and horchata - the perfect summer snack? Maybe. But we think it's more. In fact, fartons and horchata might just be the next big holiday snack - even outpacking eggnog and Christmas cookies as the traditional Christmas combo. We recently wrote about...
Pantry Raid: How to Make Horchata
Horchata is an interesting beverage - sort of similar in style to a vanilla milkshake or another dessert type drink. It's a popular Spanish drink that's also enjoyed in Central and South America. The ingredients range from country to country, as each locale likes to...
Pantry Raid: How to Make Whoopie Pies
Keeping in step with our dessert theme, we're going to talk about an often overlooked treat these days - whoopie pies! The whoopie pies goes back to the days of the Pennsylvania Dutch and unlike a lot of classic desserts, this one is uniquely American. While it's hard...
What is Ensaimada and Why is it so Tasty?
If you couldn't tell, we've been on a pretty serious pastry kick as of late here at The Culinary Exchange. There's just something about crisp, Fall weather that makes you want to hang out in the kitchen all day, baking and drinking hot cider. Mmm. That's the life....
Pantry Raid: How to Make Pie Crust
Ah, pie. Such a great treat to be able to whip up in a fly whenever you have a craving for something sweet. And the best part is that most of the time, you have everything you need stored in your cupboard and fridge for making a pie. Except for one thing - and that's...