Everyone has a recipe for the perfect pumpkin pie. What makes a pumpkin pie good other than loads of fresh whipped cream? The right balance of spices and a smooth and creamy custard. Have you ever had a cracked or weeping...
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Delicious and Fast American Flaky Pie Crust
A good pie crust will work with both sweet and savory dishes. Think quiche and apple pie. Both of these dishes need a hearty dough that won't fall apart nor detract from the flavor of the filling. They have fancy names...
The Color of the Pan Can Affect Baking Results
The color of the pan can affect baking. For example, why is it an otherwise lovely pan of biscuits came out with dark brown bottoms? I followed the recipe to a T. What happened? In this case, the recipe was made with a light...
Sweet Cinnamon Dinner Rolls to Spice Up Any Meal
Sweet cinnamon dinner rolls are a happy accident. Inspired by the English Tea Cakes, I decided to try and make another version. But by changing just a few ingredients, I ended up with a soft, tender roll and less chewy...
Peanut Lovers Granola Bar Recipe
A Little about Peanut Lovers Granola Bars Peanut lovers granola bar is fast, easy to make and delicious. Crammed full of peanuts, peanut butter chips and a bit of chocolate, this is sure to please! By using honey instead of...
I have a Confession: Wax Paper Stuck to my Granola!
I have a confession: wax paper stuck to my granola! And it was totally my fault. I wish I could blame the weather like people love to do with meringues and chocolates. But it was me. In this situation, I messed up....
Tropical and Refreshing Key Lime Macarons
Now that you learned how to make macarons and possibly how not to make macarons, you can start making all kinds of flavors. I decided to share one of my most requested flavors, lime. In particular, we will go through how to...
Disabilities Can Be Frustratingly Limiting
My husband bought me a dream mixer. And let me be the first to tell you that disabilities can be frustratingly limiting. It was a professional mixer with a ginormous mixing bowl. I struggle with my shoulder and back using...
Shaping Bread Rolls Can Be Easy
Shaping Bread Rolls Can Be Easy. But sometimes finding a source to learn from can be difficult. For instance, I learn much better with pictures than with video. I try to pause a video at the right moment and often miss the...
Confectionary Confession: Collapsing Cupcakes
I have a confectionary confection. Collapsing cupcakes happened in my kitchen today. I found a few cake mixes on sale and decided to make some for the husband's students. Wasn't even going to create a post today until I...
Simply Sensational Sourdough Bread for Beginners
Now that you've learned how to make a basic sourdough loaf, how about making a sensational sourdough bread for beginners? This is a lean dough and lightly salted. If you like the traditional sourdough flavor, feel free to...
English Tea Cakes and a Lesson in Humility
A vain baker will claim to make the best of everything. However, a wise one will learn a lesson in humility. The wise seek inspiration and also use recipes from others when they recognize talent. I started out with much...
Lightening Fast Cranberry Almond Granola Bars
This is a deliciously healthy snack bar packed with almonds, dark chocolate and cranberries. What's maybe just as important is how easy they are to make. Learning how to make cranberry almond granola bars is almost as fast...
A Dark Egg Yolk Doesn’t Make an Egg Healthier
Let's squash this claim once and for all. A dark egg yolk doesn't make an egg healthier. At all. There are people out there that try to make you believe the yolk color or shell color determines the health of the egg itself....
Chocolate Cinnamon Madeira Cake
Chocolate Cinnamon Madeira Cake is one of my most requested recipes. It has a lovely milk chocolate flavored icing and is a mild chocolate and spice cake that is reminiscent of fall weather. I love Madeira cakes as they are...
Peanut Butter and Jelly Swiss Roll Recipe
A Little Background on the Peanut Butter and Jelly Swiss Roll This tutorial is all about learning how to make a peanut butter and jelly swiss roll. I always thought of PB&J as more of a dessert than a sandwich. So one...
Amazingly Easy and Crunchy Italian Garlic Croutons
Today, we are going to learn how to make amazing Italian garlic croutons. What is great, it's made from leftovers and so easy to do! If you make a lot of bread, you'll eventually have bread you just can't eat fast enough and...
No Kneading 100% Whole Wheat Bread Recipe
100% Whole Wheat Bread is easy to make without much effort. This is the laziest, most uninvolved bread recipe you'll have the pleasure of making. Once you finish stirring together the ingredients, you don't have much else to...
Ben’s Bread Pudding Baked to Perfection
Before today, I never tried to make bread pudding but have seen my grandmother make it and have had a lot of experience baking custard pies. But here I am trying this to bake this recipe for a friend of my husband's with...
When Beginning to Bake, Prepare for Crummy Cakes
When you start to learn anything new, expect some failure. Failure isn't a bad word. Failure is part of learning. It's how you will get better. I promise, with time, you will improve. Now perhaps you'll have a knack for it...
Homemade Bread Will Not Look Like Store Brands
Homemade bread will not look like store brand loaves. And this is a good thing. I used to adore a local bread store and they have the most perfect looking loaves. Unfortunately, they were bought out by a larger company....