"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." You may have seen it at Christmastime or even recognized the name from the Nutcracker ballet (there's a ...

Marzipan: It’s one of those fancy-sounding ingredients that most of us have heard of before…but can’t explain. So, what is marzipan? In short, it’s an almond-based confection that’s popular in various ...

Tiny colorful fruits appear at this time of year - but they aren't sugarplums brought by a fairy. They are made from marzipan, a paste of ground almonds and sugar, and they're often given as gifts or ...

“I remember my first Christmas gift. I was 4 years old,” says Karen Hansen, owner of Copenhagen Pastry, the Danish bakery that now has two storefronts in the Los Angeles area. “It was a marzipan fruit ...

Sweden is a major pastry destination! There Toscabullar, or Swedish marzipan rolls are an especially beloved treat. Get to ...

Like many things in life, what’s old is new again. Marzipan ? that creamy almond confection we may associate with our grandmas — is suddenly “it” again thanks to Instagram featuring all the beautiful, ...

In today's world of health-touting food packaging, even hard alcohol is boastfully going organic (you would think 80+ proof would make anything pesticide free). And so there is an insidious pleasure ...

A Almond paste is made of blanched ground almonds, sugar (in the form of syrup) and glycerin or another liquid. The "other" liquid, depending on the recipe, could be citrus juice, liqueur or rose ...