If you are like most Americans, you get out your cookbooks and cookie cutters every Christmas for baking. Baking is fun, but if you make a recipe that flops, it can be very upsetting. Here are a few helpful tips about butter and margarine that may help you have less “flop” recipes this year. If …
Brussels sprouts are part of the cabbage, or cruciferous family of vegetables. Fresh Brussels sprouts actually look a lot like miniature cabbage. Broccoli, cauliflower, kale, and bok choy are also vegetables in the cabbage family and all are good sources of vitamin C, vitamin A, vegetable protein, fiber, potassium and folate. Studies have shown that …
This holiday season consider baking up a batch of Italian Honey Cookies or Nutmeg Loaf to have on hand when friends and neighbors come caroling. These tasty treats also make a wonderful addition to homemade gift baskets. Recommended reading: Best Cookie Cookbooks Italian Honey Cookie To make the “Italian Honey Cookies” you will need the …
Cooking is an art, but baking is a science. Experienced bakers know that baking powder and baking soda have to be decreased as altitude rises. Eggs have to be beaten less and steps taken to reduce the amount of air introduced into batters as altitude increases, but why is this so? Baking powder and baking …
When I think of fall I always think of crisp air, changing colors and my favorite fall recipes. I particularly love fixing apple desserts this time of the year. On a crisp fall day I enjoy the smell of these dishes baking and the taste of them warm and fresh. Apple crumb 4 c. apples …