When experiments fail, you are still learning. So don't fret if you have an occasional bright idea that goes dim. I was making truffles for a friend when I wasn't paying attention and used the wrong chocolate for the...
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Make your Own Candy Box By Upcycling
When you are on a budget, it behooves you to learn to reduce, reuse and recycle items. Think outside the box. Or in this case, think inside the box. Yeah, I know. Stop trying to tell jokes. Back on topic, I found a quick way...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies Recipe
Chocolate peanut butter chip cookies are widely popular. I wanted to make the recipe on the back of the bag of peanut butter chips. I've had them once a long time ago as a gift and I remember adoring them. So,...
The Serious Advantages of an Oil-Based Cake
The advantages of an oil-based cake are that it is light, moist, easy to make, and delicious. Oil is cheaper than butter and you can make this cake for those with milk sensitives or allergies. What's not to love? I've been...
Dazzling Decorative Glitter Sugar Cookies
Now that we have learned how to make sugar cookies and glitter sugar, combine the two for a pretty treat! Glitter sugar cookies are sure to impress those around you. When you tilt them about they sparkle and shine like...
Sparkling Dazzling Glitter Sugar for your Confections
We got a Christmas card in the mail. It was blue and sparkly with all kinds of snowflakes covered in glitter. It also gave me an idea to use some sprinkles on some cookies. There is nothing quite like a cookie...
Quick and Easy Sugar Cookie Recipe
Learn how to make sugar cookies without a lot of effort. There is nothing quite like a well-balanced sugar cookie recipe. With America's fondness for sugar, it is difficult to find a sugar cookie recipe that isn't sickly...
Scrumptious Shortbread is Easy as 1, 2, 3
Scrumptious shortbread just sounds wonderful, doesn't it? What is more wonderful? Well, let me assure you, shortbread is easy as 1, 2, 3. Well, with one tiny caveat. This cookie is both one of the simplest and...
Why You Should Make the Switch to Weighing Ingredients
Let's discuss why you should switch to weighing ingredients when baking. When you bake a cake, bread or cookie recipe, it's not uncommon to get varying results from batch to batch. A famous thing to do is to blame the...
Up on the Rooftop Reindeer Slobber Cookies
Up on the rooftop reindeer slobber cookies was invented for my friend, Rebecca. It's easy to modify a cookie recipe once you learn the basics and create all kinds of fun flavors and names. Everyone should learn how to make a...
Baking Reveals the World Through Pfeffernüesse or Peppernuts
Today, we are learning how to make pfeffernüesse or peppernut cookies. They sound surprisingly tasty for something I've never heard of before. You see, I grew up in a country home. Spices were a luxury and the spiciest thing...
When Science Disproves Recipes it’s Eye-Opening
A Somewhat Expensive Science Experiment Let me save you some trouble. This milk chocolate bar recipe was a total disaster. This guy isn't the only one sharing this recipe, it's on many youtube...