A Little Background on the French Macaron There are some foods that can be improved upon. This is not one of them. For the best results, don't mess with the french macaron. This is the original fabulous french macaron recipe. It's all about ratios and when you mess with ratios, you no longer have...
Hard candy can be made without corn syrup or dyes and artificial flavors with a little patience and time. If you or a loved one has sensitivities or allergies, read on. These candies are free of artificial flavors, high fructose corn syrup and dyes! This particular recipe uses all natural...
Now that you have a sourdough starter, let's make some sourdough bread! It's much simpler than you'd ever think and all you need is a couple bowls, a towel and time. No kneading required! We will call this sourdough bread 101. I'm relatively new to it and if you want to learn a lot more about...
This is for my friend, Kara that likes flat or rather, classic chocolate chip cookies. The higher the sugar content and less time mixing the cookie dough allows them to spread out and become crispy along the edges. A bonus, you don't need to chill the dough and can bake right away. The brown sugar...
These are going to be some incredible chocolate chip peanut butter cookies. If you want to make an out of this world cookie, you need to gather ingredients for this recipe right now. Love peanut butter cookies and chocolate chip cookies but have trouble deciding between the two? Now you don't have...
Learning how to make new flavors on cakes, cookies and breads is quite easy once you understand the basics of baking. That is how these lovely orange cardamom tea cake cookies were developed. Look toward others for inspiration as you get more confident in your baking. You will be happy to find...
We will discuss how to make dairy-free chocolate chip cookies. If you love chocolate chip cookies, but you do not eat dairy, you can still make a lot of your favorites with shortening or oil! I'll be sharing a lot of dairy-free recipes on this blog. If you see a recipe of mine with butter, I can...
The search for a savory chocolate chip cookie started back in the 90s. I know, I'm dating myself. When I was much younger, my friend and I accidentally learned how to make a cookie cake. She and I decided to call it that after placing Nestlé toll house cookie dough too close and it smushed...
French vanilla sugar cookies are scrumptious. And easy to make! Since I made french buttercream yesterday and had no use for it, I decided to make some cookies with it. After all, the ingredients for french buttercream was egg yolks, sugar, butter, salt and vanilla. Since there is a lot of fat...
Now that you have learned the basics of meringue making, let's make what some people think is a difficult dessert: an angelic angel food cake. It really isn't difficult when you learn that most recipes steer you wrong. When learning to make this dessert, I have to warn you first and foremost:...
In order to make many desserts, you'll need to learn how to whip egg whites and make french meringue. This is one instance where I highly recommend an electric beater. It doesn't have to be fancy, but hand mixing becomes very tedious and can take more than an hour if you are whipping up a large...
We will be making lots of bread recipes on this site, so learning kneading dough by hand will be an essential skill if you don't own a stand mixer. Whether you think you can't do it, have physical limitations or are a beginner, don't despair. It's much easier than it looks. Especially when you...
Who's ready for a simple no knead bread recipe? You can easily make artisan white bread with a little time and very little effort. It is delicious and has a nice pleasant taste thanks to the long fermentation process. Let's get started right away! I'm trying to make sourdough and it isn't going...
Fluffy whole wheat dinner rolls are my favorite bread, currently. They are just as delicious as the farmhouse dinner rolls I've made for years. However, I've started using whole wheat flour more in my diet for the added benefits of whole grains. Within months, my health drastically improved for...
Farmhouse dinner rolls are my favorite bread. In fact, I can easily chow down 1/2 dozen without even blinking an eye. I will pass up the most delicious sweets for one of these soft buttery rolls every time. They are so wonderful that guests now request I make giant batches during the holidays in...