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Then, a few months back while browsing at a local bookstore, I came across Yossy Arefi's Snacking Cakes: Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings. A quick flip through its pages and I was hooked. I love ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A local foodie with a flair for flavor is ...

Walking into a kitchen in mid- to late December, might reveal the floors, and countertops of those who celebrate with food covered in flour and melted chocolate with dozens of cookies cooling on the ...

Judy Appelt stretched her measuring tape around Emily Castillo, 31, pastry chef and co-owner of Callisto Culinary, and noted her proportions for a custom-made 2019 Hallettsville Kolache Fest Queen ...

Filling: apricot (See recipe below), raspberry, poppy seed (most traditional), apple, etc. (If you don't want to make your own filling, you can use canned cake and pastry filling such as Solo.) Make a ...

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed 2 tablespoons sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup jam Powdered sugar 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheets. 2.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha woman has won third place in a national holiday kolache competition hosted by the Kolache Factory. If you’re part of the Czech or Slovak community, kolaches are nothing ...

A Kolacky (or Kolaczki) cookie is a traditional Eastern European pastry, often associated with Polish, Czech, and Slovak cuisines. It's a soft, buttery cookie made with a dough that typically includes ...

Czechoslovakia is probably not the first country that comes to mind when people set out to identify the ethnic influences on Texas food. However, any Central Texan who has ever slurped a bowl of ...