Blend Cafe Blog

Meal prepping has become something of a cottage industry, where folks from all across the internet — and with all levels of culinary credibility — post their own tips and…

Let’s be real for a second: No one likes cleaning kitchen appliances. It’s often a chore that’s thrown to the wayside and left for another day, only for the cycle…

Chocolate mug cakes are the perfect personalized treat for those days when you want a little something sweet and chocolatey but don’t feel up to making the ultimate chocolate cake.…

If you’re more of a diner than a chef, your idea of kitchen knives may only extend to butter knives and dinner knives. However, the ultimate guide to kitchen knives is…

Whenever you hear “upside-down cake,” your thoughts likely immediately turn to pineapple. The pineapple upside-down cake has been around for nearly a century and has reached iconic status, but it…

Everyone loves to shop local, right? Walking down the rows of fresh farmers’ market produce, chatting with the vendors, maybe even getting a free sample or two, this is one…

Bobby Flay is probably best known for the Southwestern cuisine served at his first restaurant, Mesa Grill – “the restaurant that set my career on fire,” he said on The Today Show…

If you’re a fan of all things chicken, then you’ve probably been enticed by Chick-fil-A’s extensive menu. However, chicken isn’t the only thing this restaurant does well. In fact, Chick-fil-A…

Croissants are famous for their delicate, fluffy, overlapping, flaky layers, so the idea of smashing them might sound downright blasphemous. The French cuisine purists may cringe, but it’s worth a…

Many people swear by the taste of homemade ice cream, saying it can’t be beat by anything from the grocery store. It’s not too tough to make homemade ice cream…