Tips and Tricks

Part 12 of my Baking Basics series: Don’t have cake flour? You will soon! All you need are all purpose flour, cornstarch, and a few minutes to make …

Part 10 of my Baking Basics series: Don’t have the right size muffin liners for those jumbo tins, or didn’t realize you were out of standard cupcake …

Part 7 of my Baking Basics series: Learn my two favorite methods for cleaning silicone mats to remov oily residue, and tips for maintaining your mats so …

Part 6 of my Baking Basics series: Every oven is different – learn how to get an accurate reading of its temperature using a basic oven thermometer and …

Part 5 of my Baking Basics series: These handy conversion charts will help you bake with ease, no matter which units of measurement you use. Includes the …

Part 4 of my Baking Basics series: These handy charts will help you determine how much batter and how much of each ingredient you need …

Part 3 of my Baking Basics series: The basics for measuring wet and dry ingredients, the proper measuring tools, and my favorite tips to make …

25 of my favorite products and methods to make kitchen spring cleaning easy – and maybe even enjoyable! “Spring cleaning” is so critical in my …

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A checklist with tips, tricks, and product recommendations for a less stressful Thanksgiving hosting experience! I’m a planner. I have checklists for the things I …

  I went back and forth about the title of this post, and at the last minute I decided not to go with “Don’t Skip …

I got a request from several people to start a “baking tips” series on this blog. And you know what? That sounds like a fabulous …

A step to step guide to preparing and cooking beets. Make my chocolate beet cake with them when you’re done! Dwight Schrute isn’t the only …

The toughest thing about fresh fruit is keeping it fresh. Making a mixed fruit bowl to eat for breakfast on a summer morning is a …

I’ll never forget the first time I bought a spaghetti squash. It was like watching an alien trying to figure out life on another planet …

  It’s that time, my friends – holiday baking season. The season when you stock up on unreasonable quantities of flour and butter and derail …

This step-by-step tutorial will show you my favorite way to cook and shred chicken for the most flavorful results to use in all your favorite …