I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: serious bakers and cooks need to have a scale in the kitchen. The ability to weigh ingredients gives you a lot more precision than volume measures do, especially for dry ingredients like flour, where “1 cup” could be anywhere from 3.5 – 4.5 …
M Cups Measuring Cups
Matryoshkas, or Russian nesting dolls, are a collector’s item for many people. The dolls are all split in two at the “waist” and open to reveal another, smaller, doll inside. Some sets have an almost unbelievable number of dolls inside as they get tinier and tinier. This set of matryoshkas doesn’t get …
Peach Upside Down Cake
Peaches are a great fruit to bake upside down cakes with. In fact, most stone fruits are. The fruits are tender to begin with, so there is no need to precook the fruit or worry that it will be too firm after the cake is done baking. Peaches also have a beautiful …
The Brownie Lover’s Bible
Just like any other type of cookie or bar cookie, brownies are an incredibly versatile treat, even though their name usually brings to mind just one image of a rich, fudgy bar. The Brownie Lover’s Bible is dedicated to all kinds of different brownie recipes, all with different and equally mouthwatering photos …
French Ham, Cheese and Egg Crepes, step-by-step
One of my favorite food memories from my trip to Paris a few months ago was going out late at night near the Eiffel Tower and queuing up with a bunch of other people to get freshly made crepes, then sitting in the park enjoying the lights of the tower …
Why use a springform pan?
A springform pan is a type of cake pan that has removable sides. The strip of metal that makes up the sides of the pan is shaped into a ring and is held together with an adjustable latch or buckle. It can be tightened by snapping the latch into place, …
New record set for World’s Largest Cupcake
I felt bad that I wasn’t impressed by the 150-lb cupcake that set the Guinness record for World’s Largest Cupcake. It may have been big for a cupcake, but it also didn’t look to be much bigger than some cakes I’ve seen (and smaller than others!). But the record has …
Tovolo Rocket Pop Molds
Some of my favorite memories of elementary school involve going to the park after getting picked up, finding an ice cream truck and buying red, white and blue rocket-shaped popsicles. The colors sold me on those pops, but the rocket ships shape was what made them memorable. Tovolo makes …