Author Archives for Cate O'Malley
Does Butter Matter When Baking?
Not butter per se, but the kind of butter you use. The answer, in short, is yes. I never really gave it much thought, to tell you the truth, just grabbing what I have on hand in the refrigerator. Maarten Steenman, who is the owner and pastry chef of La Tulipe Desserts in Mount Kisco, […]
Recipes from the Playboy Mansion?
There are likely to be more unique places to get a recipe, but off the top of my head I can’t think of any. I admit it. I watch E!’s The Girls Next Door. It’s a guilty pleasure. So are gossip magazines. In a recent issue of OK! magazine, Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends shared a few […]
Choosing the Right Chocolate
When it comes to using chocolate with baking, there is a dizzying array of choices … unsweetened, bittersweet and even semisweet. Then the forms … nibs, chips, blocks and more. It’s enough to make anyone run from the kitchen, unless you have a good primer. The differences between the types of chocolate relate to […]
Get Your Cupcake On
Vanilla Garlic is hosting a new event that is perfect for all us cupcake crazies. I love, love, love cupcakes, and luckily with a 4-1/2 year old son, I get the opportunity to make them often. Cute little sugary bite size snacks - what’s not to love?
If you’d like to participate in the Cupcake Roundup […]
Live Links for the Food Blog Awards
One of our very hard working writers has taken the time to make live links for all our FBA nominees to make your voting much easier. I realize that the absence of hyperlinks has been an issue with the polls, but I was not able to find a poll that provided the IP blocking security […]
2006 Food Blog Awards
The 2006 Food Blog Awards have kicked off on our main site. Head on over there and nominate your favorite food blogs.
Just Baking
A brand new site on The Well Fed Network, Just Baking is focusing on everything that’s fresh from the oven.
We’re working feverishly behind the scenes and will start loading our first article within the next day or two, so watch this space. Until then, go and explore the rest of our network.
We currently have 15 […]



