beckyI think caramel popcorn is one of those foods that truly improves upon the original. Basic buttered popcorn is nice as a nostalgic cinema treat, but it has nothing on the sweet, salty crunch of …
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Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe
Original post published February 15th, 2021. Post last updated on December 17th, 2023. Today is February 15th, a.k.a. the day after Valentine’s Day. For most chocolatiers and pastry chefs, the weeks leading up to Valentine’s …
Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Recipe
A raspberry truffle recipe featuring creamy chocolate raspberry ganache enrobed in tempered dark chocolate and garnished with crunchy freeze-dried raspberries. The best raspberry truffles! What Inspired This Raspberry Truffle Recipe? I first made chocolate truffles …
Strawberry Marshmallow Hearts
A strawberry marshmallow hearts recipe made with freeze-dried strawberries, strawberry flavoring, gelatin, and granulated sugar. Featuring a pretty pink color, these homemade strawberry marshmallows are ideal for Valentine’s Day! Why Do I Love These Strawberry …
Strawberry Peppermint Patties
York Peppermint Patties have long been one of my guilty pleasures. A strong-yet-sweet peppermint candy center, covered in dark chocolate? What could be better than that? Perhaps I love York Peppermint Patties because I grew …
Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies
It’s Cream Cheese Brownie Day! Celebrated each year on the 10th of February, this unconventional “holiday” provides the perfect excuse to whip up a batch of raspberry cheesecake brownies. As if I needed a reason! …
Rebecca Frey is a freelance recipe developer, food writer, photographer, stylist, and pastry chef. She earned the Diplôme de Pâtisserie (French Pastry Techniques Diploma) from Le Cordon Bleu London in 2020 and an MSc in Culinary Innovation from Birkbeck, University of London in 2022, where she focused her dissertation research on Pennsylvania Dutch recipes. She also holds a Professional Chocolatier’s Certificate from Ecole Chocolat. Rebecca has developed recipes for websites including Serious Eats, The Spruce Eats, Wine Enthusiast, and others. Follow her on Instagram @bastecutfold.