Just Baking

 It’s time that I own an electric stand mixer. All the cool kids (who bake) have them and shoot, I bake, and people tell me I’m cool. So it only follows that I should own a Kitchen Aid. Right?
The thing is, I seem to have gotten by fairly well without one for the past 18 […]

I believe the saying goes, “A day late and a dollar short.”  And I certainly felt like that was me today.  Here it is three days after Christmas, the budget is a little tight for obvious reasons and I’ve just been given so many gifts that I shouldn’t want for a single thing.  And I […]

As I mentioned in an article for A Nice Cuppa recently, I’m a huge gadget lover.  No matter if it’s food related or otherwise, I love getting my hands on the newest gadgets.  The same holds true for baking accessories, such as cookie cutters and cake pans.  But unfortunately the line must be drawn somewhere as […]

While the title Cake Bible is already taken, two new books–Florence Fabricant’s The New York Times Dessert Cookbook and Dorie Greenspan’s Baking: From My Home to Yours–are substantial enough to be taken as gospel.  These two sweet cookbooks emerged just two weeks apart (Dessert on October 19, Baking on November 1), and they have substantial […]

For the past couple of years, I’ve asked for manly gadgets for Christmas…  Thermapen thermometers, welding gloves, you get the picture.  I have all the stuff I use now for outdoor cooking, though, including a good sized trailered smoker.  So what do I ask for this year?
Baking supplies!!!
I get some of my stuff from a […]

Two weeks ago I did an article on must-have ingredients for baking.  Today I’m going to cover a few of the tools you’ll need when baking even the most simple desserts.  A lot of these items can be on the pricey side, however making sure you buy durable, quality items is key so your desserts […]

It’s a given that with the holidays comes lots of eating.  And one of the things I look forward to the most is dessert.  All those gorgeous cakes and cookies, and those mouth-watering pies.  Not only is eating dessert one of the things I look most forward to when it comes to the holiday meals, […]