Excerpts reposted from my former baking and cake decorating blog, Chronic Masterbakers: Are you a new-to-the-game home-based baker who wants to make and sell wedding cakes? Are you looking for some simple to understand and follow (and free) recommendations, rules, tips and tricks to help make your first wedding cake commissions succeed with as few…
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“Top Ten” lists: Tips and Tricks for Making Perfect Muffins and Quickbreads Every Time
While there are infinite variations on how to make muffins and quick-breads, there are some fundamental rules, tips, and tweaks that can help you lock down how to make these simple yet sometimes elusive sweet treats. Many of the tips below actually encompass all baking, but I have tweaked them to be more geared towards…
Top Tips: Choosing the Right Bakeware
Not all Baking Pans are the Same Whether you’re a fan of your ceramic stoneware baking dishes handed down from your grandmother, or prefer the quick and inexpensive convenience of metallic nonstick pans, there’s a reason to consider what type of bakeware to use for the dish you’re making. Choosing the right type of baking…
Frugality Mentality: Saving $$ Part 1 – Dollar stores versus Discount stores
This is a new mini-series of non-recipe discussion posts I’m going to try out to see if there’s any interest out there. My purpose for this post is to try to explain the why of how consumers access products, specifically food, and why there are such giant price and availability disparities across the nation. I…
Food Facts: Are You Lactose-Intolerant? Substitutions for 10 Dairy Products That Really Work
I don’t know about you, but while I love milk and dairy products, they certainly don’t love me. Or more accurately, my body doesn’t love me when I consume dairy products, and it lets me know in no uncertain terms when I’ve had too much, usually in spectacularly unpleasant ways. What can I say? Lactose…
15 Tips for Better Baking: Measuring, Temperature, and Mixing
In my next installment of “15 Tips for Better Baking”, here are a number of guidelines that can help you be a better baker when you are sifting, measuring, and mixing up your ingredients.
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