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More people started food businesses out of their homes during the pandemic

Apr 12, 2021
Changes in cottage food laws let people try to turn a profit from their passions for canning, cooking and baking.
Some new at-home chefs hope to expand their businesses into commercial kitchens. Others plan to stick to cooking and baking as a hobby.
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Bread baking boom means flour and yeast are flying off U.S. shelves

Apr 15, 2020
Rising demand has led to a tripling in sales at Vermont-based King Arthur Flour.
There's something comforting about kneading your own dough and baking your own bread.
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Your pumpkin pie is a lie

Aug 15, 2017
In "BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts," Stella Parks tells how corporations popularized many treats (and yes, there are recipes, too).
Butternut Pumpkin Pie.
Penny De Los Santos

Mark Bittman makes pancakes

Dec 21, 2016
Mark Bittman shares one of his easiest and most requested recipes
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Funfetti's Cool Comeback

Nov 25, 2016
Rainbow sprinkles are making a comeback into pop culture and trends with help from Instagram and the millennial generation.
Milk Bar cake on display at Fontainebleau Miami Beach Presents Wine Spectator's Best Of The Best Sponsored By Bank of America during 2016 Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival Presented By FOOD & WINE at Fontainebleau Miami Beach on February 26, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida. 
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Using colleges' names? They're looking for you.

Sep 2, 2015
Universities are aggressive about protecting their trademark rights.