Try a cherry tart from Lidia Bastianich that uses pre-made cherry preserves, saving you some time and effort.
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Homemade Thin Mints
Daniel HautzingerAdd peppermint flavor to homemade thin mint cookies reminiscent of Girl Scout Cookies with this recipe from PBS's Adrianna Adarme of the Fresh Tastes blog.
How Do Food Businesses Develop New Flavors and Products? Behind the Scenes with an R&D Pastry Chef from Eli’s Cheesecake
Lisa FuttermanHow does a pastry chef develop new ideas and keep up with flavor trends? We talked to a pastry chef at Eli’s.
Oat Ginger Rhubarb Crumble
Daniel HautzingerTry a simple, warming dessert perfect to make with a child.
A Batch of New Bakeries Rises on the Southwest Side
Daniel HautzingerThree new artisan cafés and bakeries have opened in the same zip code around McKinley Park in the past couple months, feeding a hunger on the near Southwest Side.
An Unexpected Culinary Globetrot on Chicago's Far Northwest Side
Maggie HennessyThe neighborhood of Dunning may be unofficially known as Chicago's other Little Italy, but new businesses serving Vietnamese-inspired beer, Turkish delights, and scratch-made tamales and tacos have recently sprouted up as well.
A Classic Strawberry Pretzel Dessert from 'The Great American Recipe'
Daniel HautzingerTry Pittsburgh home cook Doug Heilman's recipe for a strawberry pretzel salad from the latest season of The Great American Recipe. It's a classic Midwestern dessert.
How The Original Rainbow Cone Has Delighted Customers for Almost a Century
Gonzalo GuzmanThe Original Rainbow Cone has been delighting customers with their namesake, five-flavor ice cream treat for 98 years at their iconic original location in Beverly on the far South Side of Chicago.
Donkey Hodie Birthday Cake
Daniel HautzingerCelebrate a birthday with a cake decorated to look like the face of the PBS Kids star Donkey Hodie!
Mary Berry's Passion Fruit Tart
Daniel HautzingerTry a recipe for a passion fruit-flavored take on lemon tart from the grande dame of British cookery. It's perfect for a sunny spring gathering.
Carrot Cake with 'Lyla in the Loop'
Daniel HautzingerIn the PBS Kids show Lyla in the Loop, Lyla and her family enjoy doing the carrot cake dance together – the perfect excuse to make a carrot cake with your kids and have fun at the same time!
Chicago's Delightful Pastries Makes 40,000 Pączki This Time of Year. Take a Look Behind the Scenes
Kathleen HinkelPhotographer Kathleen Hinkel visited Delightful Pastries on Lawrence Avenue in Jefferson Park to get a behind-the-scenes look at the colorful preparation that goes into creating thousands of pączki in the days leading up to Lent.
King Cake Isn't the Only Special Dessert for this Season. Discover Its Relatives, Which You Can Try in Chicago
Daniel HautzingerNew Orleans' popular Carnival dessert king cake descends from sweet European treats associated with Epiphany, on January 6. And it has a cousin in the Mexican rosca de reyes.
A Guide to the Unique, Colorful World of Indian Sweets
Daniel HautzingerSugar was first refined in India, and the country consumes more sugar than any other. Indian sweets or mithai are unlike anything else in their variety, flavors, and prepartion, but they are little-known in the West.
Chocolate Ginger-Molasses Cookies Great for Kids and Adults
Daniel HautzingerIt can be difficult to find recipes that please both children and adults, but these cookies from Martha Stewart manage to do so by adding chocolate chunks to ooey-gooey molasses cookies.