Marshmallows

What's in your Easter basket?

From the Cadbury Egg, which is offered only at Easter time, to bags of colorful jelly beans that can be found year-round, kids and adults alike love candy at Easter.  This morning, as Easter baskets are discovered, Peeps will be shoveled into mouths...

Tags: Jams and Jellies, Peanut Butter, Tom Green, Cadbury plc, Groton

'Peep Show' in Westminster is oozing with sugary pop-culture references

From many little yellow peeps, one artistic family saw a giant yellow bird. At the sixth annual "Peep Show" in downtown Westminster, the massive 3,810-marshmallow-strong Big Bird drew the biggest oohs and ahhs among the young kids and older fans who...

Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Bart Simpson, Arts and Culture, Same-Sex Marriage, Maryland State Police

Homemade Easter candy

For many children, Easter is all about the hunt. They love searching for hidden eggs and snooping for the ultimate Easter jackpot: a basket filled with jelly beans, marshmallow Peeps and chocolate rabbits so large that they make a child’s eyes go...

Tags: Berks County, Jams and Jellies, Easter, Peanut Butter, Mangos

Peeps Recipe Contest: And the winners are ...

When The Baltimore Sun inaugurated its Peeps Recipe Contest this year, it was a way to acknowledge the unstoppable force that has become the Peep. [See photos of all Peeps recipe contest entries here.] Once, the marshmallow treat was mere Easter...

Tags: Egg Yolks, Frosting and Icing, Onions, Recipes, Pies and Tarts

DIY marshmallow chicks (Peeps)

Peeps, Casey Barber says, are like the "cilantro of the sweets world." You love those spongy yellow marshmallow birds or you hate them. Regardless, around Easter, you can't avoid them. What you can do is turn them into a fun family activity with vast...

Tags: Just Born, Inc.

Homemade Peeps? These chicks rule

Maybe they slowly grew on me. Or maybe it was the sheer sugar rush — from testing close to 75 dozen chicks — but I’ll admit it. I’ve grown fond of Peeps. For most of us, an Easter basket simply isn’t complete without a...

Tags: Easter, Ceremonies, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Halloween

Bra burning at NSU part of celebration honoring Women's History Month

Bras were roasted alongside marshmallows Monday at the second annual bra-burning evening at Northern State University.  The event was part of a series of events held by the university's Women's Club to commemorate Women's History Month.  While the...

Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Vietnam War (1955-1975)

Perfecting our homemade 'peeps' recipe

In the recent story on homemade "peeps", I allude to what it took to come up with a perfectly pipeable "peep" (say that 10 times). It wasn't easy. While there is no shortage to homemade "peeps" recipes online, the Test Kitchen staff and I had trouble...

Tags: Egg Whites, Recipes, Google+

Homemade 'peeps'? These chicks rule.

Los Angeles Times

Maybe they slowly grew on me. Or maybe it was the sheer sugar rush — from testing close to 75 dozen chicks — but I'll admit it. I've grown fond of Peeps. For most of us, an Easter basket simply isn't complete without a box of Peeps. The...

Tags: Easter, Ceremonies, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Halloween

This week's recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen

As writer Faye Levy shows, versatile haroset isn't just for Passover: "Haroset, a blend of fruit, nuts and wine, is probably the most popular food of the eight-day holiday of Passover, which begins Monday night. "For the Seder, the feast commemorating...

Tags: Matzoh, Easter, Recipes, Google+, Holidays

Marshmallows! Kristen Bell to talk ‘Veronica Mars’ film on Twitter

Recipe: Homemade marshmallow candies

  Total time: 1 hour, plus setting time Servings: About 3 dozen candies, depending on size Note: This recipe requires the use of a candy or digital thermometer. 2 packages gelatin 3/4 cup water, divided Butter for greasing a baking sheet, if...