Last year, I started baking again. It’d been years since I baked, even then it was mostly with cake mixes. But over the holidays, I decided to try my hand at baking from scratch. Baking is an exact science, one that requires every ingredient measured exactly as the recipe calls for it. Otherwise you’ll have …
Each time I walk by the cooking oil section of the baking aisle I never cease to be amazed at all of the wonderful different kinds of oils that there are. Trying out different cooking oils, I have learned a thing or two about them. Plus I have taken the time to look into a …
Making your pumpkin pies from fresh pumpkins is much easier than many people believe. With very little work, you can stock your freezer with containers or freezer bags of fresh pumpkin to use in your holiday baking. The best type of pumpkins for making pies are the small compact size pie pumpkins found in the …
Chocolate cookies, fudge, cocktail parties, white-flour pastries… These are just a few of the many holiday delicacies that threaten each and every person that has been diagnosed with diabetes their first holiday season. Having diabetes does not mean that one has to completely eliminate all salty, sugary and starchy foods but during the holidays who …
If you have never had the heavy burden of responsibility which is placed upon the shoulders of the judge of a pie tasting contest then there are a few things you probably should know, just in case this monumental task should ever fall upon your shoulders. Personally, I had never judged any sort of cooking …