Just Baking

My grade-school friend, Jennifer Treiber, was the daughter of our school cafeteria cook. You know how most people complain about school food? Well, I cannot relate to such nonsense. Our school cafeteria had the best food. Poor Boy sandwiches that I have never had anything compare to. Chicken Supreme that was too good to be […]

Let’s talk about reading recipes. I know this seems pretty basic, but I really believe that people take reading recipes for granted, and even make mistakes by not reading them correctly.
I was applying for a job once, and during the interview, I was handed a recipe to read over and then asked if there were any mistakes in it, and […]

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2008
Do you have a great family recipe?
Would you like to see it published in an elegant cookbook?
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Would you like to be recognized for your participation?
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Terrine anyone?.
That sound so chic? don’t you think? Another sentence that I love to hear is: “Pass me the terrine, please”. A little while ago, we were 10 around the table and suddenly the words were spoken, it was like the hurly-burly had suddenly paused and I could only hear these words, I wish I […]

With the school year only half over, there are still plenty of bake sales in our not-too-distant future.  When baking something to contribute to a bake sale, I usually keep it simple and stick with favorites like cupcakes, cookies and brownies.  After all, kids gravitate towards what they know and recognize - this is not […]