The Threadcakes 2010 contest has finally come to a close after several weeks of the contest and several hundred submissions in both the 2D and 3D cake categories. The winners have been announced! As one…

Last weekend we celebrated my sister in law Joy’s birthday. It was one of those milestone birthdays and so we had a lunch to celebrate the occasion.  The menu was mostly salads for a hot summer…

NEW CATEGORY
I created a new category on The Pioneer Woman Cooks.
Its title? Comfort Food.
Its contents? All the recipes from the PW Cooks archives that evoke memories…
That warm our souls…
That…

Today…
Because it’s Wednesday…
Because the only thing standing between me and true happiness is two loads of whites and six-pack abs…
Because last night I dreamed I was backstage…

I’ve been breezing through my 30-by-30 requirement of preparing three new ingredients at home. Not only did I just try kale, I recently picked up some fresh figs. I’ve had fig sauces and glazes on meals…

We’re only two-thirds of the way through the Asian saga, but all this talk about food has made me hungry. What about you? I think it’s time for a recipe. Since we’ve just been on the subject of Vietnam,…

I’m not sure if I have ever shared photos of my family’s pastry shop here before. It is the one place that truly defines my childhood and I love visiting every time I come home. My grandparents opened…

No one was happier than I was to receive the news, directly from the chocolate-maker himself, that Askinosie was jarring up a chocolate and hazelnut spread. To make the spread, cocoa powder is made from…

This weekend, there will be no visits to the gym.  Our gym will be a giant amusement park, in the sunshine and predicted 70 degree weather.
This weekend, there will be no alarm clocks buzzing at rude…

You know one of the reasons why hot dogs are such favorites with kids? Well, at least when I was a kid we got to choose our own toppings. The act of getting the toppings on just right, without…