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Coffee

Walnut Coffee Cakes

Posted by Caleb Garrett on

Walnut coffee cakes have a taste and texture that reminds us of the best of Americana. Walnuts are rich and savory, and lend a depth of flavor to cakes and other desserts. A slice of walnut coffee cake served with a scoop of butter rum ice cream is a dessert to swoon over.

Walnut coffee cakes are just one of the amazing varieties of coffee cakes to be found online. Some of the other delectable varieties include blueberry coffee cakes, sour cream coffee cakes, banana coffee cakes, and rum cakes. Everything that a person needs to create a warm …

Chef

Chef Conventions

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Chef Conventions come in national and regional sizes, sometimes even local sizes. You may be surrounded by huge numbers of culinary minds or be in a cozy hands-on workshop situation with a few dozen of your peers. If this is a first convention, you may be more at ease with a smaller crowd. But if you’re remote from professional support, the sheer excitement of listening to other people who understand what you’re doing will carry you past the fright and hubbub of a large convention.

If you’ve never attended any kind of convention, know ahead of time that the …

Food

Giving Babies an Appetite for Healthy Food Before Birth

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Most people generally want their child to be healthy and like healthy foods and many parents struggle to get their child to eat their broccoli or peas during dinner time, but a new study suggests that mothers can help to ensure a lifelong love for healthy foods before even giving birth. Research has shown that babies can still taste some flavors while in the womb and that eating healthy during pregnancy may make it more likely that your child will have preferences for healthy foods throughout their life. Researcher, Julie Mennella from the Monell Chemical Senses Center, has spent a …