Carol

Chocolate Chip Cookies

A chocolate chip cookie is a drop cookie that originated in the United States and features chocolate chips as its distinguishing ingredient. The traditional recipe combines a dough composed of butter and both brown and white sugar with semi-sweet chocolat... Read >

Birthday Cake

In classical Roman culture flat cakes made with flour, yeast, nuts and sweetened with honey were served at special birthdays for high society and royalty. During the 17th Century, these cakes became more elaborate, consisting of layers of cream and icing,... Read >

Starter Recipes

The French word for starter is entree and its origins were said to come from 15th Century banquet halls, denoting the entry of the starter into the room, where it would be paraded around before being served to the high table. Starter recipes from acros... Read >

Chocolate Cake Recipes

The origins of cakes can be traced back to over 2000 years ago and some of the earliest cakes were made combining flour, eggs, honey, nuts and milk. The chocolate cake was born in 1764 when Dr. James Baker discovered how to make chocolate by grinding coc... Read >