Pat Boone Celebrating 75th Birthday

Singer Pat Boone is shown celebrating his 75th birthday with cake at his office in Beverly Hills on June 1, 2009.

OFFBEAT: Frankie Valli honored with star on Las Vegas' Walk of Stars

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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Flavorful Green Treats

St. Patrick's Day is the perfect occasion to have fun in the kitchen with the color and flavor of the holiday - vivid green and refreshing peppermint.

Last Andrews Sister, Patty, dead at 94

The Andrews Sisters are shown announcing in June 1956 that they are reuniting with a "bury-the-hatchet cake" three years after dissolving their act. they are Maxene, from left, Patty and LaVerne.

Taste of Belgium: Real old world crepes and waffles

Here in the exhibition kitchen at the Taste of Belgium, Jean-François Flechet's restaurant located in Over the Rhine, the historic German neighborhood of downtown Cincinnati, kitchen staff pour thin batter over crepe makers.

Things I learned from the Cake Boss

Here’s what I learned about Buddy Valastro, aka the Cake Boss: The first is that he’s warm and witty, the second he can whip up a multi-course dinner in an amazingly short period of time and the third is he doesn’t measure.

High schooler sees her future in cake baking

Lauren Seim can't remember the first time she baked a cake, but she has known for awhile that she wants to go to culinary school and open her own bakery.

Another Hanukkah Story: The widow and the cheese

Everyone knows (or at least every Jew knows) the story of Hanukkah's origins, the story of how just a tiny amount of oil miraculously burned for eight days.

Let them eat (Sam's) cake

MUNSTER | Munster Education Foundation recently received a $1,000 grant from Sam's Club.

Joe Jackson returns to music club where it all began

The corner of Jackson Street and 23rd Avenue was the scene of a celebration Monday night as Joe Jackson, father of the late Michael Jackson, joined Mayor Rudy Clay in honor of what would have been Michael's 53rd birthday.

Joe Jackson returns to music club where it all began

Joe Jackson, father of the late Michael Jackson, second from right, joined Mayor Rudy Clay, far right, in honor of what would have been Michael's 53rd birthday. Joe Jackson cut the cake, which featured images from Michael's career.

Cake Portrait honoring Leonardo da Vinci's Painting

A stacked cake displaying Leonardo da Vinci's famed Madonna and Child painting, created with a scanning process of carefully placed sugar, was one of the winning pastries saluting the artist at an event honoring his 559th birthday on April 15, 2011.

The buzz on urban beekeeping: Chicago high-rise buildings are home to active hives flowing with honey

Last month, when Irene and Thomas Renwald of Munster read about a seminar in downtown Chicago on the hobby of "urban beekeeping," their curiosity prompted them to attend.

The buzz on urban beekeeping: Chicago high-rises are home to hives flowing with honey

Last month, when Irene and Thomas Renwald of Munster read about a seminar in downtown Chicago on the hobby of "urban beekeeping," their curiosity prompted them to attend.

Betty Crocker Nameless Cake

A Betty Crocker recipe for a "Nameless Cake," published in 1938 and showcased as a contest promotion, remained a favorite for more than 70 years for Janet Krygoski of East Chicago.

Baby Cake

Comedienne Fanny Brice is shown in character as Baby Snooks in this 1946 publicity photo promoting her “7th Birthday.”

Sharon's Cakes

Sharon Komes, owner of Sharon's Custom Designed Cakes, works with Taleyah Lumas, 12, right, of Evergreen Park, Ill., and Kailyn Santos, 11, left, of Blue Island, Ill., during a kids cake decorating class at Komes' business in Crete.

Sharon's Cakes

This pizza cake was decorated by Kailyn Santos of Blue Island, Ill., during a class at Sharon's Custom Designed Cakes.

Sharon's Cakes

Pictured is a display wedding cake made by Sharon Komes, owner of Sharon's Custom Designed Cakes in Crete.

Baker, designer operates one sweet business

Sweet things come out of Sharon Komes' kitchen. Komes, owner of Sharon's Custom Designed Cakes in Crete, regularly creates colorful, attractive cakes for special occasions including weddings, birthdays and anniversary parties.