Sugar Savvy

As a child growing up, I enjoyed reading The Little House On The Prairie books. I was amazed at what they did to survive. A child of the Seventies, all I knew were supermarkets. Sure, my parents and grandparents told me stories about how it was when they were growing up but […]

I have to admit, I feel a little out of place here at Sugar Savvy. I mean, I like candy. Yeah, my Halloween candy lasted until Easter and my Easter candy lasted until Halloween, but really, I like candy. It seems to me to be review, review, Hey - I made brittle, […]

I’ve been waiting for a chance to try this recipe from Kate Zuckerman’s book The Sweet Life: Desserts from Chanterelle, and a “Food Day” at work tomorrow is the perfect excuse. I like this book a lot; it’s well written and contains a ton of information and tips. She shares the pastry chef perspective, which […]

These candies might just be the best thing to ever come out of my kitchen. Better than the sugar almonds. Better than any cookie I’ve ever made. Heck, better than anything to come off of my grill.
The flavor and texture is incredible. A little crunchy when you first bite into them, and that dissolves into […]

While doing research for an article about Stollen for Just Baking, I ran across a recipe for sugar almonds that piqued my curiosity.  I was intrigued by the simple list of ingredients and the method used to create a hard candy shell, so I gave it a try.  The results were surprisingly excellent.  The candy coating gave the almonds a good […]

Every year around this time the number of catalogs in my mailbox explodes.  Catalogs for fruit, nuts, paper, teddy bears, flowers, you name it, they have a catalog and they will send it to you for free.  I even received a catalog this year for English muffins.  English muffins!  After checking out all of the […]