Sugar and spice make everything nice, especially in holiday treats. But do you know where sugar and spice come from? Plants make the sugar glucose during the process of photosynthesis. Certain ...

A hit of salt is a key ingredient in sugary desserts. As enticing as sweet confections are, an abundance of sugar can be cloying, leaving the palate searching for that extra something to balance ...

This becomes the sugar used every day to sweeten everything from coffee to cookies. Sugar adds sweetness, gives a tender texture and allows browning to occur in baked goods.

When you watch Bal Arneson on any of her two television shows – Spice Goddess and Spice Of Life – she comes across as a talented chef and loving mother. Off screen, Bal exudes the same warmth ...