Naturally, my mother made cookies at Christmas time and it was always a nice part of the holiday season. My paternal grandmother – now she would bake. After feeding a gargantuan meal to her extended family which was 21 people large, she’d haul out these enormous platters of cookies. There had to be more than …
Baking is one of my favorite hobbies and a favorite hobby of many other moms out there. Baking accessories make great Mother’s Day gifts for moms who love baking. Many moms, however, have kitchens filled with utensils and tools that are never used. To make sure your mom who loves to bake gets a Mother’s …
In Kitchen Confidential, celeb-chef Anthony Bourdain wrote a chapter called “How to cook like the pros.” In it, he points out that even though you don’t have a line of prep cooks and a 40-gallon pot of stock on the back burner, many of the tricks of the trade are easily accessible to the home …
How many times have you baked a cheesecake following the recipe to a “T” only to have it drop or crack in the center? How many other times have you ended up with a gooey overly sweet fat-laden unattractive mess that you wouldn’t feed to your pets let alone put on the table as a …
Baked goods are a staple Christmas item in many homes. Baking with mom or grandma has long been a fun project for many since the early 1940s and on. If you anticipate giving baked goods away to friends and family this holiday season, here are some things that you can do to liven up your …