Jordan Marsh Department store in Massachusetts is long faded into retailing history. The only memory I have of Jordan Marsh is of their blueberry muffins overflowing with plump blueberries and sweet goodness. Saturday mornings were spent waiting in anticipation of our friend’s arrival carrying the Jordan Marsh blueberry muffin box. All of us gathered around …
Homemade chocolate chip cookies made from scratch are hard to beat, and most people love a kitchen that smells like fresh chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven. There are countless variations of cookie recipes, and those who love these classic treats have likely tried many of them. No matter how straightforward a chocolate chip …
A few things I’ve learned while taking on my relatively new hobby of baking. Never ever substitute butter with margarine or any other butter substitute. When a baking recipe calls for butter, they mean butter and only butter. My first lesson learned on baking was the mistake of using margarine the first time I tried …
Recently I have been experimenting a lot with Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry sheets and came up with this recipe of Garlic Pesto Swirls. The ingredients I chose for this amazing appetizer are based on keeping my mother’s taste in mind. In my list of successful experiments Garlic Pesto Swirls has become my first choice for …
If you guessed salt & baking powder you would be correct. Put a half a teaspoon of each into a third cup of water and the water will automatically turn pink without stirring. Sea salt & baking powder have a stronger chemical reaction changing the water to a darker, brighter pink. If you combine salt, …