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Meet Kate. The trim blonde owner of the online store rightfully named Kate Boutique. Kate likes her clothes luxe and modern, featuring designers like Jill Stuart, Kooba, Lyell, Tocca, Velvet, TSE and many more. There were even a couple of designers I'd never heard of that caught my eye. This site shines in the organization department as well as the Sale section! For those of you still in cold Read more
I have a weakness for dulce de leche, the super creamy milk caramel with origins in Latin America. I love it in just about any dessert from cheesecake to cookies to ice cream. That's why when I read Scott Conant's recipe for dulce de leche cake in a recent Food & Wine, it was only natural that I make it. This cake does not disappoint: it's moist, light, fluffy, delicious, flavorful — Read more
Practically every American child grows up on Cheerios, either regular or honey nut, so you would think that the new dulce de leche flavor would be an instant hit. Caramel coated corn and oat Os sounds pretty darn unbeatable, yet our taste testers weren't that impressed. The promise: The "thick caramel sauce popular in Latin America inspired this new Cheerios flavor." See the rating. Read more
We are big proponents of starting the week with mouthwatering food photos, like these images of cupcakes from Whipped. Light vanilla cupcakes topped with creamy caramel frosting and drizzled in caramel sauce. With a description like that, we know you want this recipe. Find it on her blog. Then share your recipes and food photos in our Savory Sights community group. Read more
In some ways, sipping the world's wines can be a hopeless endeavor; there's so much wine out there that we could sample wine all day long and still get nowhere near tasting everything. That doesn't mean we won't try! From an Israeli white to sweet Argentinian red wine blend, here are some memorable wines we quaffed this week, as well as reasons why we loved them. Read more
Ever since I ripped the recipe out of Gourmet magazine back in April, I've been dying to make dulce de leche ice cream. Dulce de leche is a South American treat similar to a thick creamy version of caramel. I talked about making it for months and I finally made it this weekend!! It tastes super delicious alone (I had homemade dulce de leche ice cream for dinner 2 nights this week) or smashed Read more
Take your 2012 toast to the next level with Champagne cupcakes. From homemade pantry staples to modern cuisine, the definitive cookbook picks this year. Best budget sparkling wines to savor this New Year's Eve. Croquembouches are a hot (and delicious) trend right now. Mouthwatering moments of the year: top reader-submitted pictures. Putting the new Dulce de Leche Cheerios to the Read more
Bring new light to your old jack-o'-lanterns Bundle up stylishly in chunky cardigans Exciting guest stars coming to TV this Fall Video: Heidi Klum reveals this year's "hairy" and anatomical Halloween costumes! Jennifer Lopez's stylist's top hair dos (and 3 hair don'ts) Motivate and get off your cold weather butt Sexy Geek Halloween costumes for last-minute shoppers Rule Halloween with royal Read more
OK, so we've already established that celebrity chefs really aren't just like us. Not only do they lead fabulously glitzy lives, but they also generate some of the most reliable recipes that we've found to date. Here, we've curated some of our all-time favorites, from Wolfgang Puck's four-cheese pizza to Scott Conant's dulce de leche cake. Tyler Florence's Meatball Soup Jamie Oliver's Pesto Read more
This week you can't look anywhere without being bombarded by information about the royal wedding. One thing I keep thinking about is the two wedding cakes. Kate has chosen a classic fruitcake, while Prince William's groom's cake is made of chocolate biscuits. I wonder: is fruitcake really Kate Middleton's favorite type of cake or does she have to serve it because of royal traditions? Since I've Read more
