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Skip the pecan pie and take a chocoholic route this Thanksgiving with this velvety-glazed creation.

Get this pecan dessert recipe along with many others after the jump.

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]]>chocolate pecan cakepecan recipesthanksgiving foodthanksgiving recipesSlashfood Editor2009-11-19T18:45:00+00:00Cooking Students Create Viagra Desserthttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/16/viagra-dessert/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/16/viagra-dessert/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/16/viagra-dessert/#commentsFiled under: , ,

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Photo: William Fernando Martine, AP

Talk about an after-dinner pick me up.

Students at the Colombia's Quindio cooking school have created a dessert made with Viagra for a food fair in Bogota, the Associated Press reports.

The dessert is a pudding garnished with whipped cream and chocolate. Students said the recipe tells you how to use the "little blue pill" as an ingredient.

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]]>colombiagastronomy 2009Gastronomy2009viagraviagra dessertViagraDessertSlashfood Editor2009-11-16T16:00:00+00:00Thanksgiving Recipes - Pecan Cranberry Tarthttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/11/thanksgiving-recipes-pecan-cranberry-tart/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/11/thanksgiving-recipes-pecan-cranberry-tart/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/11/thanksgiving-recipes-pecan-cranberry-tart/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Pecan pie often toes the line of extreme sweetness with its sugar-corn syrup filling. Here, the tartness of cranberries helps cut the sugariness of the pecan pastry.

Get the recipe to this take on a classic along with many others after the jump.

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]]>eatingwellpecan piethanksgiving dessertthanksgiving recipesSlashfood Editor2009-11-11T10:45:00+00:00Thanksgiving Recipes - Sweet-Potato Piehttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/10/thanksgiving-recipes-sweet-potato-pie/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/10/thanksgiving-recipes-sweet-potato-pie/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/10/thanksgiving-recipes-sweet-potato-pie/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Sweet potato pie saves vegetables for dessert. The fall bounty never tasted so sweet with this version aromatically spiced with ginger, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and dark rum.

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]]>grocery shopping networksweet potato piethanksgiving recipesSlashfood Editor2009-11-10T08:45:00+00:00Raspberry Zinger Cakehttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/09/deconstructed-raspberry-zinger-cake/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/09/deconstructed-raspberry-zinger-cake/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/09/deconstructed-raspberry-zinger-cake/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

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Raspberry Zinger Cake. Photo: Jennifer Iserloh.


Is it the flavor profile or the fat that makes us so enamored with baked goods?

Either way, you can still enjoy a lower-sugar treat that's made with real ingredients like coconut and jam without having to worry about getting a trans-fat and preservative overload. Sugar, water and high-fructose corn syrup are usually the first and most prevalent ingredients used in store-bought baked goods, not to mention artificial coloring and a whole host of other unpronounceable things you didn't bargain for.

Here's a comparison of nutritional stats between store-bought and homemade raspberry zinger cake:

One store-bought portion:
Calories 160, total fat 7g, sat fat 3g, sodium 100 mg, total carbohydrate 24g, protein 1g

One comparable home-made portion:
Calories 127, total fat 5g, sat fat 1g, sodium 100 mg, total carbohydrate 19g, protein 2g

Find the Skinny Chef's recipe for Raspberry Zinger Cake after the jump.

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]]>coconutraspberryraspberry cakeRaspberryCakeraspberryjamraspberryzingercakeSkinnyChefskinnychef.comTheSkinnyChefJennifer Iserloh2009-11-09T13:00:00+00:00Thanksgiving Recipes - Chocolate Chip Pecan Piehttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/09/thanksgiving-recipes-chocolate-chip-pecan-pie/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/09/thanksgiving-recipes-chocolate-chip-pecan-pie/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/09/thanksgiving-recipes-chocolate-chip-pecan-pie/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Pecan pie is good, but pecan pie married with chocolate is even better. The sweet, buttery dessert gets a chocoholic twist in this Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie recipe.

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]]>pecan piethanksgiving recipeswomans daySlashfood Editor2009-11-09T11:45:00+00:00Tip of the Day - Homemade Butterscotch Saucehttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/09/tip-of-the-day-homemade-butterscotch/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/09/tip-of-the-day-homemade-butterscotch/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/09/tip-of-the-day-homemade-butterscotch/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Butterscotch sauce is a rich and buttery treat that makes a great seasonal dessert topper in place of chocolate or whipped cream.

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]]>butterscotchbutterscotch sauceButterscotchSaucehomemade butterscotchHomemadeButterscotchtip of the dayTipOfTheDaySarah LeTrent2009-11-09T09:00:00+00:00Sweet Stack - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/20/sweet-stack-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/20/sweet-stack-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/20/sweet-stack-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Brownies. Photo: little miss amanda, Flickr.

Whether they're packed with walnuts, shaped like ghosts and goblins or infused with bacon and bourbon, brownies rarely fail to satisfy. Maybe it's the fact that their texture is somewhere between cake and cookie (when done properly), or just that they're always packed full of chocolate. Even a simple brownie -- with no bells, whistles or bourbon -- can be absolute perfection. Just ask Flickr user little miss amanda, who made these using a recipe from the New York City bakery Baked.

On her blog, Slow Like Honey, Amanda admits that while they're actually her second favorite brownies, they'll still "render you senseless" and are -- like any brownies worth their weight in chocolate should be -- better the next day.

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]]>bakedbrownieschocolatehomemade browniesHomemadeBrowniesslow like honeySlowLikeHoneyEmily Farris2009-10-20T10:00:00+00:00Wisconsin Apple Pie and Cheese Don't Always Go Togetherhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/19/wisconsin-apple-pie-and-cheese-dont-always-go-together/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/19/wisconsin-apple-pie-and-cheese-dont-always-go-together/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/19/wisconsin-apple-pie-and-cheese-dont-always-go-together/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

apple pie with cheese

Photo: longpig, Flickr.

Cheese with that pie? It might taste good, but it's definitely not required by law in the Dairy State.

The Wisconsin State Journal debunked the myth that Wisconsin requires apple pie to be served with cheese at restaurants in the state. The paper asked Connie Von Der Heide at the Wisconsin State Law Library whether or not state law required cheese to accompany the pie after a reader inquired about it.

"It certainly sounds plausible since after all this is the Dairy State, but the answer is no," she said. "The 1935 Laws of Wis., ch. 106 came close; it required serving a small amount of cheese and butter with meals in restaurants (effective from June 1935 to March 1937)."

What crazy food laws have you heard of? Let us know in the comments below.

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]]>apple pieApplePiecheesecheese with pieCheeseWithPiewisconsinwisconsin lawWisconsinLawSara Bonisteel2009-10-19T16:00:00+00:00Sunshine Cookies - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/15/sunshine-cookies-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/15/sunshine-cookies-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/15/sunshine-cookies-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under: ,

Photo: Brown-Eyed Baker, Flickr.


As the weather turns cold (and occasionally dreary), we'll take little bursts of sunshine wherever we can get them -- especially if they're soft and sweet like these lemon-loaded cookies from Brown-Eyed Baker.

Lemon is often the perfect companion for butter, poppy seeds and, of course, vodka.

Made with lemon cake mix, lemon zest, lemon juice and lemon extract (as well as a few of the usual cookie suspects, like egg and confectioner's sugar), these "lemon burst cookies" are, like the Brown-Eyed Baker herself said, literally "bursting at the seams with bright lemon flavor."

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]]>brown eyed bakerBrownEyedBakercookieslemon cookiesLemon ZestLemonCookiesLemonZestsunshine cookiesSunshineCookiesEmily Farris2009-10-15T10:00:00+00:00Dulce De Leche - An Easy Dessert Enhancerhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/09/dulce-de-leche-a-fast-dessert-made-special/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/09/dulce-de-leche-a-fast-dessert-made-special/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/09/dulce-de-leche-a-fast-dessert-made-special/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

dulce de leche by the skinny chef
Photo: Jennifer Iserloh
Dulce de Leche, a sweet found in Argentine, Uruguayan and Chilean cuisine, is prepared by cooking sweetened condensed milk to create a sumptuous sauce that tastes like melted milk caramels.

I will warn you -- it is dangerous. I could eat it out of the container with a spoon, but it can also be extremely versatile when used sparingly as a topping for healthier ingredients to make hundreds of fast desserts.

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]]>dulce de lecheDulceDeLechejennifer iserlohJenniferIserlohskinny chefSkinnyChefJennifer Iserloh2009-10-09T13:00:00+00:00Robiola di Capra al Fico - Cheese Coursehttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/06/robiola-di-capra-al-fico-cheese-course/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/06/robiola-di-capra-al-fico-cheese-course/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/06/robiola-di-capra-al-fico-cheese-course/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

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Robiola di Capra al Fico. Photo: Formaggio Kitchen.
Many cheeses, like St Pat and Hoja Santa, are covered in leaves to add a distinct herbal, sometimes earthy, taste. Wrapping cheese in leaves may seem gimmicky, but it can actually serve an essential role in developing the cheese's flavor. For instance, Robiola di Capra al Fico is a fresh Italian goat's milk cheese wrapped in fig leaves and exuding a citrus aroma.

The amount of time the cheese is aged in the leaves triggers the growth of certain molds and flavors. Coming from the Burrati family in Verbania, Italy, this incredibly milky tasting Robiola is not aged long enough for the fig leaves to create too pungent or too tart of a flavor. Instead, these bright-green leaves establish a mild acidity that beautifully balances the overwhelming creamy flavor and texture of the cheese.

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]]>cheesecoursefig leavesFigLeaveshoja santaHojaSantaitaliancheeserobiolarobiola bosinaRobiolaBosinarobioladecapraalficost patStPatMax Shrem2009-10-06T14:00:00+00:00We All Scream for Ice Cream - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/02/we-all-scream-for-ice-cream-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/02/we-all-scream-for-ice-cream-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/02/we-all-scream-for-ice-cream-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under: ,

Strawberry Cake Batter Ice Cream. Photo: erincooks, Flickr.
We dare you to look at this playful picture from Flickr user erincooks and not think good thoughts. Impossible, right?

A pink twist on beloved cake-batter ice cream, this homemade version is strawberry flavored. When topped off with jumbo pastel sprinkles (our affinity for sprinkles has already been well documented), it's like a smile in a cup.

Who knew happiness was best served ice cold?

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]]>cake battercake batter ice creamCakeBatterCakeBatterIceCreamerincookssprinklesstrawberryEmily Farris2009-10-02T10:00:00+00:00Perfect Pie - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/28/perfect-pie-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/28/perfect-pie-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/28/perfect-pie-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under: , ,

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Photo: whitneyinchicago, Flickr.

Ever the apex of comfort, we love how this darling apple pie truly wears its heart on its sleeve. The rustic imperfections of a home-baked pie only add to the appeal, especially with efforts made so lovingly -- and rightfully so, to blogger/baker Whitney in Chicago, who put this together for her boyfriend on their anniversary. Because really, what could possibly be more comforting than gooey apple pie?

Although everyone enjoys a white-tablecloth dinner celebration now and then, we'd like to know what you prefer: a relaxed, home-cooked meal or dinner at the nearest fancy restaurant? Argue your case in the comments. We might be tempted to kick off our shoes and indulge in a night in, if presented with options as visually appealing as this one.

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]]>appleapple pieApplePiedecorative piesDecorativePiesdining in or dining outDiningInOrDiningOuthomebaked pieHomebakedPieperfect apple piePerfectApplePiepieAlexa Weibel2009-09-28T10:00:00+00:00Quick Lemon Sorbet - Tip of the Dayhttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/15/quick-lemon-sorbet-tip-of-the-day/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/15/quick-lemon-sorbet-tip-of-the-day/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/15/quick-lemon-sorbet-tip-of-the-day/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Fresh lemon sorbet looks and tastes totally gourmet, but it's actually one of the easiest things to make.

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]]>homemade sorbetHomemadeSorbetlemonlemon sorbetLemonSorbetsorbetMonika Bartyzel2009-09-15T09:00:00+00:00Sparkle Cookies - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/11/sparkle-cookies-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/11/sparkle-cookies-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/11/sparkle-cookies-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under: , ,

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Cornmeal Sparkle Cookies. Photo: He Cooks She Cooks/Flickr.
How can anyone not smile at the sight of these cookies? There's just something so positive about a little mound of sweet goodness, especially when it's homemade. Add to that a topping as fun as sprinkles or, better yet, whimsical sparkles of sugar, and all your troubles will melt away.

A simple recipe adapted by He Cooks She Cooks, this batch of sparkle cookies was made with flour, cornmeal, salt, sugar, butter and sour cream, all rolled in an extra cup of sugar for that shimmery coating!

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]]>cookiescornmealcornmeal sparkle cookiescornmeal sugar cookiesCornmealSparkleCookiesCornmealSugarCookieshe cooks she cooksHeCooksSheCookssparkle cookiesSparkleCookiessparklessugarsugar cookiesSugarCookiesEmily Farris2009-09-11T10:00:00+00:00Sweet Meat - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/08/sweet-meat-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/08/sweet-meat-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/08/sweet-meat-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under: , ,

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Bacon-slab cake. Photo: debbiedoescakes, Flickr.
When is a savory slab of bacon not a savory slab of bacon? When it's a deliciously sweet, sugary cake merely masquerading as a salted and smoked side of pork.

This bacon-slab "groom's cake" from Flickr user debbiedoescakes is entirely sweet and, even better, entirely edible, right down to the cutting-board base. It makes our mouths water for both, and forces us to ask: Which would you rather -- cake or bacon? Or cake that looks like bacon?

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]]>baconbacon cakeBaconCakecakesweet meatSweetMeatEmily Farris2009-09-08T10:00:00+00:00Nectarine Galette - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/02/nectarine-galette-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/02/nectarine-galette-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/02/nectarine-galette-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

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Nectarine Galette. Photo: Smitten Kitchen.
We have a confession to make: We have a really hard time not turning Feast Your Eyes into a direct daily feed from Smitten Kitchen. Not only does the blog's author, Deb, constantly concoct an amazing array of seasonally diverse dishes over and over and over again, she manages to always take incredibly flattering photographs of her subjects.

Case in point: this nectarine galette -- a flat, round tart which Deb claims is "ridiculously easy to make." Making it look beautiful, however, is another story, yet somehow she manages to make that sound simple too: "A single pie crust, a brush of melted butter, a sprinkling of sugar and big wedges of peak-season fruit, in this case, arranged on a bed of ground almonds, baked until the edges are browned and the fruit is starting to caramelize."

Yeah... we'll just watch from over here -- with mouths watering, of course.

[Via Smitten Kitchen]
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]]>galettenectarine galetteNectarineGalettenectarinessmitten kitchentartsEmily Farris2009-09-02T10:00:00+00:00Ben and Jerry's Celebrates Gay Marriage in Vermonthttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/01/ben-and-jerrys-celebrates-gay-marriage-in-vermont/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/01/ben-and-jerrys-celebrates-gay-marriage-in-vermont/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/09/01/ben-and-jerrys-celebrates-gay-marriage-in-vermont/#commentsFiled under: ,

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The 'Hubby Hubby.' Photo: Ben & Jerry's
Same-sex marriage is legal in Vermont as of today and to celebrate, Ben & Jerry's has renamed its Chubby Hubby ice cream flavor "Hubby Hubby" for the month.

In April, the Green State became the fourth in the nation to allow gays and lesbians to marry.

"From the very beginning of our 30 year history, we have supported equal rights for all people," Walt Freese, Ben & Jerry's CEO, said in a statement. "The legalization of marriage for gay and lesbian couples in Vermont is certainly a step in the right direction and something worth celebrating with peace, love and plenty of ice cream."

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]]>ben and jerrysBenAndJerryschubby hubbyChubbyHubbygay marriagegay rightsGayMarriageGayRightshubby hubbyHubbyHubbyice creamIceCreamvermontSlashfood Editor2009-09-01T13:00:00+00:00Flashback to the Seventies: Microwaved Lime Cheesecake Tartshttp://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/28/flashback-to-the-seventies-microwaved-lime-cheesecake-tarts/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/28/flashback-to-the-seventies-microwaved-lime-cheesecake-tarts/http://www.slashfood.com/2009/08/28/flashback-to-the-seventies-microwaved-lime-cheesecake-tarts/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

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Fresh Summer Limes. Photo: Flickr, Darwin Bell
In this weekly series, home cook Bruce Watson works his way through a decades-old family cookbook, adapting the best recipes exclusively for Slashfood.

Back in the early 1980s, when my Aunt Evie was putting together our family cookbook, my mother volunteered a recipe on my behalf. Titled "Brucie's Microwave Cheesecakes," it stood alongside my cousin Teddy's "Sesame Street Cookies" and my cousin Cathy's "Oven Fried Chicken," evidence that, at age 8, I was already a kitchen prodigy. However, it was all a lie: My recipe was stolen from the "Sunset Microwave Cookbook."

Years later, I found out that my cousins' recipes were also reprinted from various sources. In the meantime, however, I felt like a plagiarist and was always careful to point out that it wasn't my recipe, but rather one that I made a lot. Even so, there was something about my culinary larceny -- intentional or not -- that rubbed me the wrong way.

Recently, as I was working my way through various family dishes, I decided to give this one another shot. While the recipe that follows owes much of its inspiration to the fine folks at "Sunset," the ingredients, preparation method and taste are definitely my own, and I take full responsibility for all of the above!

Get the recipe for lime cheesecake tarts after the jump!

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]]>lime cheesecakeLimeCheesecakemicrowave cookingMicrowaveCookingmicrowaved lime tartMicrowavedLimeTartSunset microwave cookbookSunsetMicrowaveCookbookBruce Watson2009-08-28T16:00:00+00:00