Matcha Mochi Cakes: Highlighting Delicious AAPI Flavors

The bright, sunny month of May means blooming flowers, longer sunny days, and the promise of summer vacations just around the corner. It’s also Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which means it’s a great time to experiment with delicious Asian and Pacific Islander flavors and textures in your next baking project! One of this […]
Stuck Indoors? Here Are 30 Activities For Kids At Home

Keeping your kids entertained and preoccupied can be a struggle, especially if you’re stuck at home. You want them to be having fun and staying entertained, but they can only play with those same old toys for so long before they start losing interest. And you don’t necessarily want to just plop them in […]
How to zest a lemon

There’s an old saying that goes “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” And even though lemonade is refreshing and tasty, we think you’ll win over a lot of hearts and taste buds if you serve people baking recipes with a zest of lemon flavor. There are several types of popular baking and cooking recipes […]
Fun, Easy, and Delicious Baking Projects For Kids

What’s even better than keeping your kids occupied with fun projects? Projects that result in sweet treats that you and your family can eat, of course! These four afterschool baking projects are fun, delicious ways to help pass time during a slower weekend, rainy day, or afterschool boredom. It’s also a great way to bond, […]
11 Gifts For Sisters

The bond between you and your sister is a special one. She was probably one of your very first friends and confidants, and she’s been by your side at some of your biggest milestones. Even if your relationship has been through its ups and downs, there are still probably few people in your life who […]
Jalebi: The Indian sweet beloved by Jason Derulo

Who would have thought that Jason Derulo would make one of our favorite cooking videos? But he did! With a quick cut of his jalebi-making journey with posted on TikTok and Instagram, he demystified the jalebi for his fans who didn’t know about the sweet South Asian snack, and delighted those who did. The video […]
What Is Yeast?

Baking bread is a long-lasting human tradition that spans thousands of years and cultures around the globe. There’s no food staple that smells quite as delicious and tastes quite as comforting as a fresh-baked loaf coming straight out of the oven. And in order to make that loaf of fluffy, pillow-soft bread, you usually need […]
Everything You Need To Know About Real Vanilla vs. Imitation Vanilla (And Is One Better Than The Other?)

If you’ve ever gotten a hankering for something sweet and decided that you needed to bake something to satisfy that craving, you’ve almost definitely used vanilla extract before. It’s a staple ingredient in nearly every dessert recipe you’ll ever make, and its smooth, buttery-sweet taste brings out the decadent flavors of many of our favorite […]
What’s The Difference Between Baking Powder vs. Baking Soda?

Baking powder and baking soda are two of the most common ingredients you’ll come across while baking. They’re so closely named — and look so similar to each other — that it’s easy to mistake one for the other. But accidentally mixing these two up can lead to some less-than-stellar final products once they come […]
10 Virtual Date Ideas For When You Can’t Be There In Person

Photo by Artem Podrez from Pexels The landscape for dating in the 21st century is changing. In the age of FaceTime and video calls, it’s easier now than ever to connect with people around the globe, and that means that there are a ton of options for dating and romancing even if you aren’t physically […]