baking

Or do you just like all of them?

Have you ever participated in a cookie exchange?  You know the kind where you bake umpteen cookies at home, by yourself and bring them to exchange with others that have done the same thing?  My former mother-in-law made our cookie exchange much more fun with time spent together making memories and we went home with 7 dozen different cookies in just under 3 hours.  Here's how and the recipes of the

Most baking recipes start with the following line:  "In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar together".  Most people just follow the instructions without ever thinking about why you're creaming butter and sugar together and what difference does it make.

This will come to no surprise to anyone who knows me well:  I have a strong distaste for box-cooking.  Nothing - and I mean nothing will ever taste better than something you've made from scratch.  That means toss the brownie and cake mixes, the pizza crust packets, the pancake powder, and the pre-made cookie dough and make your own.  That's why you have flour, sugar, fats, and seasonings in your k

The recent news about a woman getting drunk and arrested for being under the influence of vanilla begs the question:  If vanilla is 70 proof (35 to 40 % alcohol) - why don't you have to buy it in a liquor store?

A month or so ago we had the story about the Wisconsin man who was arrested for driving under the influence and blamed the beer-battered fish that he had eaten. In that case, the authorities believe that the gentleman also consumed alcohol with his meal.   Now comes the story from York state about a woman who has a food-related product to blame for her drunk driving arrest.

With the Christmas season here, chances are you're doing more baking than any other time of the year.  And while cookies tend to always be popular, many people bake special cakes for the occasion as well.

You can make your own sprinkles!

Leave it to the food world for inventive trends that make you wonder:  Why didn't someone think of that sooner?  The latest idea:  Chocolate Chip Cookie Milk Shots.