snack

Can you have a Christmas without buckeyes? I don’t think so, especially in Ohio. After all the buckeye is the state tree. You can’t eat the nuts from the tree, but you can make one of the yummiest candies out there look like the nut from the Buckeye tree.

The best recipe for sponge cake is the traditional equal amounts of everything, but using heavy cream, or whipping cream, instead of butter, the cake comes out very light and airy.

No baking required to make this chocolate almond crunch, and this makes this recipe very suitable to let the kids cook with you.

Do you need to put together an spectacular dessert for unexpected entertaining? Try this one. Although we prefer to cook from scratch than using packages, well, sometimes you must. We have not been able to get similar texture and flavorful results other way without spending too long in the kitchen. Once in a while is not going to kill you and you have an astounding dessert to serve your guests.

There are many fine chocolate ice creams available at specialty stores and elsewhere today. But nothing compares to the thrill and great taste of making your own.