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A healthy, happy sweet tooth

Crave Bakehouse, a producer of nutritious doughnuts, wants to ‘make your taste buds sing.’ Even the healthiest of eaters would need incredible willpower once inside a doughnut shop. Nicely arranged in a display case are those sweet, plump, frosting-covered circles…

Sweet memories

Back when Central Florida counties prominent in Florida’s booming citrus industry, the Citrus Tower in Clermont opened (July 1956) to promote the industry. The 226-foot tall building was made of steel and concrete, and visitors took an elevator to a…

A sweet combination

Wine and chocolate can be a match made in heaven when they are right for each other. When dark chocolate is paired with red wine, it is taste-bud nirvana. The rich, creamy cocoa flavors are intensified by the wine, and…

Little Something Sweet

Lake & Sumter Style food reviewers dine at great restaurants in the area, and it’s enjoyable to finish a meal with a sweet treat that makes us swoon. Among some unforgettable desserts: Banana pudding and Peach Snickerdoodle Cobbler at Bubba’s Catfish…

You Bet Your Sweet Bippy: “Let Them Eat Cake!”

I’ll give you fair warning, this column is for people with dedicated sweet teeth. If you’re on a diet or looking for a simple savory something…run! I only have delectable custards and confections on my mind, and you can bet…

La dolce vita (The sweet life)

PHOTOS: Matthew Gaulin Meet the magnificent macaron maestro of Eustis. Rosann Evans lives for a challenge. As a matter of fact, “I can’t” doesn’t seem to exist in her vocabulary. Therefore, when celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsey told contestants on his…

Home, sweet (upscale) home

STORY: James Combs+Shemir Wiles There are homes, and then there are “homes”… That’s the mantra thousands Lake County residents who are enjoying life comfort fabulous homes safe neighborhoods that offer the amenities you’d expect from a vacation resort. See for…

IN THE KITCHEN: Sweets to the sweet

From delectable caramel apples to uniquely flavored fudges, Kilwins in The Villages is the perfect place to satisfy your sweet tooth. STORY: Shemir Wiles PHOTOS: Fred Lopez It’s February, and those with sweethearts know it is time to head to…