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A homemade, vegetarian carrot cake made with cinnamon, pecans, all-purpose flour, buttermilk, coarsely shredded carrots and topped with a cream cheese frosting, Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in Ben Avon.

Let’s eat: Everyone, including the Easter Bunny, loves this carrot cake

April 6, 2020 at 1:36 p.m.

This iced spice cake made with shredded carrot has been a beloved dessert since at least the 1800s. But it enjoyed particular popularity during the health craze of the 1970s,...

Yes, it’s possible to eat a decent burger during Lent, if you don’t mind plants

March 3, 2020 at 3:08 p.m.

If your weekend routine involves a cold beer paired with a juicy burger, you can really suffer during Lent. The faithful are supposed to abstain from meat on Fridays from...

A Valentine’s Day cookie that’s been melting hearts for a half-century

February 11, 2020 at 1:30 p.m.

Many of us have some sort of Valentine's Day tradition, whether it's something as elaborate as making dinner reservations at a fancy restaurant, or as simple as telling your sweetie...

A Valentine’s Day cookie that’s been melting hearts for a half-century

February 10, 2020 at 11:51 a.m.

Many of us have some sort of Valentine's Day tradition, whether it's something as elaborate as making dinner reservations at a fancy restaurant, or as simple as telling your sweetie...

Brophy Bros. at Santa Barbara Harbor offers fresh, locally caught fish and views of both the Santa Ynez Mountains and the city's picturesque harbor.

Exploring surf and turf in Santa Barbara, America’s Riviera

August 23, 2019 at 3:31 p.m.

For someone with only one cup of coffee in her system and a steep, craggy trail run into Rattlesnake Canyon looming, it was not the best way to greet the...

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