By Rachel Rappaport of Coconut & Lime
Photo by Wild Yeast

Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated mainly in Mexico and by people of Mexican heritage in other parts of the world. The celebration takes place on the 1st and 2nd of November which are also the Catholic holy days […]

By Lisa of La Mia Cucina
Photo by Deborah of Taste and Tell

OHMYGOD I had so much fun researching for this round-up.. there are so many talented and creative, and when I say talented and creative I mean sick and twisted, home cooks in Blogland! Bless all of ya’lls cotton socks! hee!

Autumn is my […]

by Helen Dujardin of Tartelette

Photo by Baking Beauties

Baking gluten free may sound an oxymoron to most bakers out there when you know that it is the gluten in flour that gives kneaded dough its elasticity, allows leavening and contributes chewiness to baked goods. However, there is a growing part of the population faced with the […]

by Lisa of La Mia Cucina
Photo […]

It seemed like there was a time I could hardly browse around the LA blogosphere without bumping into some article about cupcakes. What is it with these daintily sized desserts? Certainly LA had good normal sized cakes before Sprinkles. Is it just that it’s a convenient serving size where a regular cake is too much […]