Ten Steps to Perfect Pasta

I'm amazed at how often I get e-mail from a disgruntled home cook, lamenting the fact that, once again, a dish of pasta has turned into a culinary disaster. I... Read More

The Best-Kept Secrets of Beef Revealed! Get Ready to Become the Meat Expert in Your Family!

Do you helplessly stand at the meat counter looking from package to package, not knowing what to buy? Do you end up buying chicken because you don't know which cut... Read More

Cake Baking Tip Guide

Successful cake decorating is all about preparation. Baking and preparing your cake for decorating is a critical part of the total process. In this article, I'll share some expert tips... Read More

Kid Birthday Cake Idea Collection - Cake Decorating Without Fear

Our kid birthday cake idea collection makes cake decorating fun and fearless. You don't have to be a pastry chef to create a professional quality cake for your child's birthday... Read More

Troubleshooting Cookies

If your cookies are too tough . . . You may have used too much flour or a flour with too high of a protein content. Unless you want a... Read More

Understanding Baking: How Yeast Works

Did you ever wonder why flour tastes like sawdust but a French or Italian bread made with that same flour and little else has a pleasant, sweet taste?Bread wouldn't be... Read More

Emergency Bread: Can you Bake Bread Without an Oven?

What would you eat if you were stranded without power? It could happen; it does happen. A natural disaster, a breakdown in the delivery system as the Northeast experienced recently,... Read More

Preparing Lobster Tails

Lobster, once the food of poor farmers, is now considered a special treat for many. Although some people prefer the meaty claws, I think that lobster tails are the best... Read More

All About Baking: Quick Breads

The Versatile Quick BreadIt's no wonder quick breads are so popular. They are easy, fast-as the name implies, nearly foolproof, versatile, and oh, so good. We commonly know them as... Read More

Alone In the Kitchen: Stirring Up Mindfulness

Put on your apron! It's time to stir up a batch of mindfulness.Julia Child, the trilling television chef who taught millions of Americans how to prepare French food without being... Read More

Emergency Bread: Can you Bake Bread Without an Oven?

What would you eat if you were stranded without power? It could happen; it does happen. A natural... Read More

How to Peel Almost Anything

The great English cook Prue Leith once famously remarked "life's too short to stuff a mushroom". I feel... Read More

Gourmet Sauces, Rubs and Marinades - Give Your BBQ a Gourmet Kick

Many individuals agree that the sauce on barbecued meat is like the icing on a cake. Gourmet barbecue... Read More

How to Bake: Bread on the Grill

One of the slickest tricks we know is baking bread on the grill. Once you get to know... Read More

Fruit Cake

Are you the fruit cake in your family? Before you raise your eyebrow, I would suggest you read... Read More

Why do We Need to Knead?

Bread dough needs to be elastic in order to capture the gases created by the yeast, stretch as... Read More

What is Gluten and Why does it Matter?

Gluten is a substance made up of the proteins found in wheat flour that gives bread its structure,... Read More

The World of Cornbread

We're partial to cornbread. We like its rustic texture and chewy goodness. We like its versatility-it works for... Read More

Easy Herb Butters

Since herbs are plentiful this time of year, why not use them to make a variety of simple... Read More

Save Money ? The Crock Way

Saving money ? is something we would all like to do. Whether you are struggling to manage day... Read More

Garlic: A Quick Guide

Garlic, there's nothing like the smell of garlic. It's great in soups and sauces, roasted with meats or... Read More

6 Tips for Perfect Homemade Hard Candy

There's nothing better than the juicy, flavorful hard candy from your local gourmet candy shop . . .... Read More