While it is easy enough to buy prepackaged goodies in the supermarket, there are many parents and single folks alike who are daring to take on the challenge of producing delicious baked goods in their own ovens. Nothing beats the aroma of freshly baked cookies and brownies after school or a warm cinnamon bun for …
I thought I had it covered. I had been baking cookies with my aunt since I was a little girl. I was ready to be that cookie-baking June Cleaver when my first child was born. But, doing it on my own wasn’t as easy as I’d thought. First off, the only cookie recipe I had …
Recipes of All Sorts Can Be Found for Rhubarb One of my favorite pies my Mom used to make was a Rhubarb Cream Pie. To the best of my recollection that might have been from a Betty Crocker book a long time ago. This wasn’t a Strawberry Rhubarb Pie. It was all Rhubarb, baby, with …
The Italian French Baking Company doesn’t quite rank up there with the legendary Italian bakeries of my East Coast upbringing, but it’s still pretty good, and certainly a damn sight better than getting bread from Safeway or Trader Joe’s. The size of their operation is belied by the small storefront, which makes it appear as …
How High Altitude Environments Affect Bread Dough, and What to Do About It With the price of a single loaf of bread higher than the price of a bag of flour at most supermarkets, it’s no wonder that so many people are trying to learn how to bake their own bread. However, for millions of …