Just Baking

Hannah Kaminsky’s first cookbook, My Sweet Vegan, is now available for pre-order on Amazon. We here at Just Baking and the rest of the Well Fed Network are proud of Hannah and we are thrilled to be able to share this incredible book with our readers. This 184 page, paperback edition contains a […]

So, Sweetie, I Quit to Bake Cupcakes - Sick of the corporate world and the 9-to-5 (if you’re lucky) grind? Quit and become a baker. The New York Times examines the phenomenon of people who switch gears in their life and becoming bakers. I have to admit, the thought has crossed my […]

Towards the end of 2006, the New York Times ran an article that fired thousands of ovens: no-knead bread. While we didn’t really cover it here at Just Baking, a quick search shows plenty of people did. I’ve included an instructional video on how to make no-knead bread and will give some […]

Radio and TV news people were handed a dream teaser today, “Pizza is a health food? Find out more coming up.” I heard this six times throughout the day today on the news radio channel while driving. Of course I never did hear the follow-up as I usually exit the vehicle once […]

Leave it to America to come up with the most random times to declare food-centric holidays, and then tell no one about it. A brief search of google revealed that we do indeed have numerous dates designated to specific edible items, be them baked goods, sweets, savory dishes, individual spices… You name it, I’ll […]

Trendspotting: What comes after cupcakes? Layer cakes or madeleines? This article from SunJournal.com explores what the next trend in baking could be. Also included is a brief discussion of the last five trends: muffins, bagels, scones (I missed this one), doughnuts, and cupcakes.
Success story: Regina McRae overcame the break-up […]

January 12 is National Marzipan Day in the U.S.  I’m not sure exactly who or what declared the day as belonging to the almond-flavored sweet, but I’m glad to join in the celebration.  The pliable, edible paste is a baker’s and candymaker’s ”play dough” of choice.
Marzipan is a mixture of ground almonds and sugar cooked until it is moldable.  Marzipan […]

I was recently given the opportunity to review a cookbook with 175 recipes using puff pastry.  Now before you stop reading, give me just a few more minutes.  I wasn’t big on puff pastry either - I had a few boxes in the freezer that I had bought on sale, thinking some day I’d […]

Talk about a way to give thanks…
It all started with a simple email two years ago.  Germain Broussard (aka the Cookie Lady) sent an email asking for permission to send her homemade cookies to troops aboard the U.S.S. Shreveport.  She received clearence, as they would say in the military, and a few weeks later the ship […]

A huge welcome to Just Baking - one of the newest blogs to join the WellFed Network.  If you love to bake or are dying to learn how you are definitely in the right place.  Just Baking will cover everything in the world of baking.
Here you will find great new recipes, as well as some […]