Baking Basics

The technique of quick freezing or 'flash freezing' food was invented by Clarence Birdseye in the early 1900s---a technique that revolutionized the frozen food industry. You can access this same...

From years of teaching I have found that the eclair is one of the most intimidating recipes. People love this dessert but are terrified to make it, that's why bakeries can charge so much! This...

Beautifully decorated cakes serve as the centerpiece of a celebration and elicit compliments from guests. Learning the basics of cake decorating enables beginners to create their own sugar...

You will never have to wash out eggs from a pan again!! All you have to do is boil water! Sounds nuts, but I learned this trick from my sister in law. I saw her storeing meat for the winter. She...

Keeping chocolate chips in the freezer is a good way to keep them from melting in hot, humid conditions. Any time the temperature rises above 80 degrees F or the humidity is high, chocolate chips...

When you make or buy a loaf of homemade bread, you want to keep it fresh until you are ready to use it. The key to freezing homemade bread is to freeze it at just the right point in time so that...

Brown sugar can be a challenge to keep fresh, especially if it is not used often. The secret to fresh brown sugar is proper moisture levels within the container and a tightly sealed storage...

You don't have to be a pastry professional to create fanciful cookies that look and taste store bought. Impress family, friends and guests with a batch of buttery, melt-in-your mouth, pressed...

You will learn the best way to freeze ground meat, so that when it comes to defrosting in a microwave it will turn out perfectly.

Cake decorating is an art form. The decorator needs a variety of tools to create the cake and decorate it. There are kits available to help you get started that are easy on the budget. But there...

Many recipes call for crushed cookies such as vanilla wafers or chocolate cookies. If you don't have an electric blender there is another easy way to pulverize them.

One of our greatest pleasures in life is a celebration cake. We bake cakes to celebrate holidays such as birthdays, anniversaries and weddings. Cakes are decorated using a variety of methods. Some...

The bounty of your garden during summer is an wondrous thing. But what to do with all of those tomatoes that you cannot eat? This article will share a quick and easy way to store them for eating...

If you're not a professional baker and just need a one time use decorating bag to put the finishing touches on a party cake, like writing a name or drawing some flowers, here's an easy way to make...

Have you ever filled your cake with a expensive, indulgent custard only to find that the top layer of the cake squished it out all over the place? The next few steps will show you how to prevent...

Sometimes when you start to decorate a cake you realize that you have forgotton to buy icing bags. this can cause a major problem in your decorating process. however there is a simple solution...

Contrary to popular belief about people wanting their bread to be fresh, sometimes it is necessary to purposely make it stale. Recipes for food items such as bread pudding call for stale bread, as...

Cookies are delicately delicious confections, and knowing how to make cookie decorating sugar can give any cookie recipe a special touch with a burst of glittery color. While it is easy to buy...

Ever wonder why brown sugar hardens after you open a new box? You’ll notice when you open a new box, the sugar is sealed within its container; usually packaged with wax paper. You open the...

Whether you use frosting or whipped cream to write or to create floral designs, decorating a cake always adds a nice artistic touch to an already delicious treat. Read the steps below to learn the...