February 8, 2010 at 7:00 AM by Cafe Kim - Comments (4)
I'm bringing dessert to a party celebrating Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year (both holidays fall on Feb. 14 this year) and have been practicing making this lovely, raspberry-filled cake with coconut-vanilla icing. The verdict? Definitely yummy, but four-layer cakes are way too complicated. Here's how to do it with only two:
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February 7, 2010 at 8:30 AM by Cafe Kim - Comments (5)
Red velvet macarons with cinnamon buttercream filling from Delectable Deliciousness are too adorable to eat!
Who am I kidding? I would totally eat them—way too many of them, in fact!
10 Sweet Treats for Valentine's Day
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February 2, 2010 at 7:00 AM by Cafe Kim - Comments (0)
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February 1, 2010 at 7:00 AM by Cafe Kim - Comments (9)
Red velvet cupcakes are the perfect way to say "I love you" on Valentine's Day, wouldn't you agree?
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January 31, 2010 at 8:00 AM by Cafe Kim - Comments (2)
If there's anyone would can give good advice to the nervous home cook, it's Anne Burrell. This celebrity chef hosts two shows on the Food Network—Worst Cooks in America and Secrets of a Restaurant Chef—which teach the home cook how to be more confident and successful in the kitchen. Here, she suggests two romantic meals that the novice home chef can easily impress their honey with on Valentine's Day...
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January 21, 2010 at 12:45 PM by Cafe Kim - Comments (0)

How adorable are these Valentine's Day fortune cookies? You could gift them to your best friend or slip a couple into your child's lunch box. Alpha Mom has the how-to, as well as template for the fortune cookies messages.
What message would you put inside a fortune cookie for your loved one?
Read more about Valentine's Day.
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January 18, 2010 at 7:00 AM by Cafe Kim - Comments (3)
I made Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes for my friend's birthday party this weekend! I think this easy recipe would be perfect for Valentine's Day, too! Here's how to make 'em...
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December 31, 2009 at 12:00 PM by Daily Buzz Team - Comments (3)

This may be a Southern thing (I asked my New York friends about it the other day, and they had no clue what I was talking about), but every year on New Year's, my family (who are from the South) would have the traditional New Year's "good luck" meal.
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December 22, 2009 at 11:00 AM by Cafe Kim - Comments (2)
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December 22, 2009 at 7:35 AM by Cafe Kim - Comments (2)
I have lots of holiday foods I look forward to all year round, but if I had to pick a favorite, it would be: Cinnamon Sour Cream Coffee Cakes. It's my grandma's recipe, so I always think of her at the start of the season when my mom and I bake them together and then again when we eat them on Christmas morning...
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