Baking Basics

Baking a cake is both a fun and rewarding experience. Whether you're a novice or you're a master, there are a few basic steps that you need to get out of the way in order to create the perfect...

What`s more American than Mom and cherry pie? How `bout Mom`s cherry pie? Here I share a Mr. Food secret family recipe.

Is a special birthday coming up for a special person, bake a delicious birthday cake for their amazing birthday coming up or for when your just plane hungry!

Accurately measuring your baking ingredients directly determines the outcome of the recipe. Improper ratios of wet and dry parts of the mixture can throw off the delicate chemical balance of the...

How to bake homemade sweet potatoes with apple toppings for your family Thanksgiving dinner. But if you dont want the apples just don't put them on.

Vegetable shortening is used in baking as a fixative and moistening agent. It helps to hold batters together, grease baking pans and prevent sticking. Shortening is high in trans or saturated fats...

This is a recipe for a delicious and simple pie dough. This recipe yields enough to cover the bottom of 1 pie (Like in a pumpkin or other 'open face' pie). If you wish to make a pie with crust on...

How to bake classic delicious Peanut Butter Cookies at home.

This article will teach you how to make butter from whipping or heavy cream.

When you talk cinnamon rolls, there are different presentations of them. Our family has always had a special way to make them. It's our own family dough and way we put them together. And they...

Garlic bread is a classic favorite at the dinner table and a delicious accompaniment to many cuisines. Homemade garlic bread made with real butter and garlic is far superior to frozen garlic bread...

don't you just love that taste of sweet delicious cookies? well now is your chance to make your very own. you and your family will love this easy recipe to have for a great treat or dessert after...

How to make Blueberry Muffins

Peanut butter is a product that you can find in most kitchen cabinets. With a few other ingredients, whipping up a batch of cookies can be done in as little as eight minutes.

Fast, Fast, Fast. And great with coffee in the morning. This is an old recipe from my mother-in law in Chicago. She reluctantly gave it up. Hope you enjoy these family favorite Italian X-mas...

I've mentioned before my love of peanut butter. Here is another wonderful peanut butter recipe only this time it is a cookie bar. To me the secret of a good peanut butter dish is to use a good...

Melting Moments Cookies stand by their name and will literally melt in your mouth and are a fun and easy treat to make for friends and family. The kids will love to help make these cookies as they...

this is my peanut butter chip and chocolate chip cookies recipe

Baking can be fun and super easy! Dump cake is probably the easiest cake one can make. It requires very few ingredients and no skills at all! With this recipe, no stirring is involved, just...

I love peanut butter, and I love peanut butter cookies even better. They are my favorite above all and I have tried all kinds from so called gourmet to the basic. I think you will like these as...

We have all had it happen, you spend an hour in the kitchen making that special cake only to pull it from the oven, flip it, and only half the cake come out!!

Have you ever wondered how the professionals make the delicious middle to their breath-taking chocolate cake? It just takes a few ingredients and you have got the pro's secret to their success!...

Have you always wanted to make your own home made dinner rolls to wow your family at your next get together? Now you can. These rolls are delicious and easy to make. They will become a family...

This is a recipe for sweet butter. You can make it with your kids as a type of experiment or you can just make to use.

I know cakes from scratch can sometimes seem intimidating, but this is an easy recipe to follow, and so delicious. You will learn how to make and bake Butter Cake which is perfect for any...

Baking brings out the sweetness in yams and is the traditional method of cooking them. Bright orange in color, this root vegetable is packed with antioxidants, vitamin A, and fiber. Whether you...

Who doesn't love homemade chocolate chip cookies? By using, "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" this delicious cookie can now contain less fat and less cholesterol. This recipe was...

Creaming butter, one of the first steps in many dessert recipes, refers to when butter is whipped and then sugar is added. The mixture is beaten until it is pale and light. Because the air...

Cinnamon rolls are sticky, sweet, doughy and delicious. The rolled pastry, filled with cinnamon and sugar and topped with a white sugar glaze, is a satisfying solution for a sweet craving, but it...

Aluminum pans used to be a mainstay in most kitchens, but with the common availability of nonstick pans, many people have gotten away from using them. Should you find yourself cooking in someone...

Buttercream is a very popular cake frosting option that can be made in no time and stored in the freezer for months. The simple variation shown below can be changed to have any flavor and color...

Here's a not-so-easy way to make your own butter at home. In fact, it's pretty hard, and takes a lot of stamina and muscle power. But it tastes good, it's fresh, you can make your own organic...

Brownies from the box are good, but it is not difficult to make the perfect brownies from scratch. This article will teach you how to make the perfect brownies -whether you are looking to make...

Having been cooking for years, I always had a problem cooking white rice. Sure, I could cook it, but it never came out the way it was suppose to. After years and years of trying to make the...

Chocolate melts because it contains cocoa butter, the fat extracted from the cocoa bean. Cocoa butter is a complex fat with polymorphic properties. That is to say, cocoa butter is comprised of...

With this quick and easy buttercream frosting recipe, you can make a delicious homemade frosting in minutes. The recipe calls for just a few basic ingredients that you probably already have on...

Baked goods are a treat. What isn't a treat is when baked goods stick to the pan. Even some non-stick pans don't seem to do the job. What's worse is that some brands of non-stick cookware advise...

Whether your making cookies, brownies, cakes or any other goodies, chances are somewhere in the recipe they want you to "cream the butter and sugar" together. When baking, correctly...

When you get started cooking or baking, and look at your recipes only to find that they are in measurements you aren't familiar with, it can become frustrating. Butter is one of those ingredients...

This is a great recipe handed down through our family and is perfect if you: 1) Have little time/energy for things you could buy at Trader Joe's that taste equally good; 2) Wish to teach a child...

Be it a cake or a loaf of bread, if the recipe calls for you to "flour the pan", it must be done 100% correctly in order for your culinary masterpiece to come through in one,...

If you have always wanted to make a pie or a baked dessert that calls for a pastry shell, then it could really benefit you to know the correct way to use a pastry blender. Pastry blenders will mix...

These are very yummy no bakes. I have tried a few recipes then made up my own. The other recipes are to sweet and don't set up well. I have found that chocolate chips made a better no bake...

Chicken is a healthy way to feed your family, plus it's good. Instead of frying baking or broiling, why not barbecue on the grill or in the oven?

Lemon frosting provides a tangy sweetness that is pleasing to the palate and turns an ordinary cake into something special. It can be combined with a variety of flavors and fruits to create a...

You will make this pound cake again and again. Here is the really simple recipe. Make sure you have the butter and eggs at room temperature. This cake is great served with whipped cream or ice...

Sometimes that sweet tooth hits and we're too lazy to go to the store and get something or it's too late. Well nothing hits that sweet tooth spot better than freshly baked peanut butter cookies :)...

Homemade biscuits are quick and easy to make and taste far superior to the store bought cans or frozen ones. In about 30 minutes or less you will have about two dozen biscuits. Follow the...

Here is a great, quick and easy recipe to make a delicious rice pilaf. I recommend this recipe for anyone in to easy cooking that is tasty!

Baking a whole chicken is an easy and inexpensive way to feed around 6 people. This article will list the steps to baking a whole chicken.