A bran muffin starts to sound a lot more delicious when you introduce Nutella into it. Don’t get me wrong – I have had some very good bran muffins, but I see many people turned off of them after eating dense, heavy, flavorless, overly oily or overly dry muffins. There …
Green Market Baking Book
Eating locally and shopping at farmers markets for seasonally produced goods is a trend right now, in cooking and in cookbooks, but it is a trend that is slightly more difficult to take part in than you might think. It takes practice to go to the market, pick up something and bring it home …
Lemon Macadamia Nut Cakes
A cake doesn’t have to be a cupcake just because it is small. Leave off the piles of frosting and the colorful wrapper and you have an individually sized dessert that is a simple, elegant way to finish off a dinner with family or friends. These little Macadamia Nut Cakes are definitely …
Amish Cake Tester Broom
Toothpicks are the standard thing to use when testing cakes and other baked goods for doneness. They are something that just about everyone has in their kitchen and they are reliable. But there are occasions when you might want something longer than a toothpick to test the doneness of a bundt cake or …
My Little Cupcake Cake Pop Mold
Cake pops are popping up everywhere these days. They are on blogs, in bakeries that want to make good use of leftover cake and frosting and are even sold at Starbucks. There are several books available that guide you through the process of making …
Irish Oatmeal Shortbread
I love plain buttery shortbread, but as with most things, I like a little variety in my shortbreads from time to time. One of my favorite shortbread variations is oatmeal shortbread. Oatmeal shortbread is a simple shortbread recipe that includes a good amount of oatmeal in it. While oatmeal does add to the …
Bites from other Blogs
- There are many great ways to use up a batch of homemade lemon curd and the Strawberry Lemon Tarts that Eyes Bigger Than My Stomach are one of them. These miniature tarts are so easy to make that they almost don’t need a recipe. To make them, all you need …
