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Molly Yeh is a food blogger and cookbook author who has contributed numerous recipes to Food & Wine and is the host of the Food Network show Girl Meets Farm. Freezing the cake layers for at least an ...

There are two types of Mexican sugar skulls: those made to eat and those made for decoration. Thankfully, Mexican cookbook author Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack has offered a solution, mini lemon sugar ...