Cooking & Baking

This fabulous apple walnut cake recipe is very easy, and the cake is perfect for autumn entertaining. It requires no peeling, no mixer, and no pan prep! When unexpected guests arrive, you can...

Gift-giving can be a year long thing. Coming up with new ideas for gifts for Teachers or friends can be difficult at times. People love to get homemade gifts, so why make someone you love very...

Gift-giving can be a year long thing. Coming up with new ideas for gifts for Teachers or friends can be difficult at times. People love to get homemade gifts, so why make someone you love very...

Gift-giving can be a year long thing. Coming up with new ideas for gifts for Teachers or friends can be difficult at times. People love to get homemade gifts, so why make someone you love very...

Gift-giving can be a year long thing. Coming up with new ideas for gifts for Teachers or friends can be difficult at times. People love to get homemade gifts, so why make someone you love very...

Gift-giving can be a year long thing. Coming up with new ideas for gifts for Teachers or friends can be difficult at times. People love to get homemade gifts, so why make someone you love very...

Gift-giving can be a year long thing. Coming up with new ideas for gifts for Teachers or friends can be difficult at times. People love to get homemade gifts, so why make someone you love very...

Gift-giving can be a year long thing. Coming up with new ideas for gifts for Teachers or friends can be difficult at times. People love to get homemade gifts, so why make someone you love very...

Gift-giving can be a year long thing. Coming up with new ideas for gifts for Teachers or friends can be difficult at times. People love to get homemade gifts, so why make someone you love very...

Gift-giving can be a year long thing. Coming up with new ideas for gifts for Teachers or friends can be difficult at times. People love to get homemade gifts, so why make someone you love very...

Gift-giving can be a year long thing. Coming up with new ideas for gifts for Teachers or friends can be difficult at times. People love to get homemade gifts, so why make someone you love very...

Buffet servers can serve double duty in the kitchen by functioning as a baking or roasting pan. Baking cakes, cookie bars or casseroles directly into a buffet server allows them to go from the...

If you are trying to increase the protein in your diet, you can try adding protein powder to baked good. Baking with protein powder is easy, and it does not really affect the taste of your food.

Clay pots have been used since antiquity for cooking and baking foods and are still used in some cultures today. To be food safe, the clay pot must be unglazed, as some pots on the market are...

Although brown sugar and sugar in the raw are both brown in color, they are very different products. Brown sugar is highly refined, while sugar in the raw is less processed. The two sugars taste...

Here is a double chocolate cake recipe. My mother used to make this for us often. I made her teach it to me when i was young. Now that I'm older, I find myself either on the phone with...or at my...

A pizza stone into the bottom of your oven can give your pizzas and breads an evenly heated baking spot, producing a crisp rather than soggy bottom for your pizza. To prevent your dough from...

The Silpat baking sheet, manufactured by DeMarle in France, is made of silicone coated, fiberglass webbing. The silicone creates the ideal non-stick surface for baking and the fiberglass webbing...

Need a quick delicious easy cookie recipe that is somewhat healthy, too. When you add hazelnuts with brown sugar, wow! What a super treat! Quick enough to make just before heading out the door...

With the Christmas holiday festivities approaching, many of us are spending more time in the kitchen than normal with extra baking and preparation of food for party gatherings. The following are...

Cooking a free-form meatloaf is necessary if you don't own a loaf pan, or you may simply prefer the results. The free-form technique allows grease to drain from the meatloaf and exposes all sides...

Mac and cheese is classic comfort food. Here's a very easy recipe you can use to take this all-American favorite and give it a little Southwestern twist.

Butter mints are tasty and freshen your breath after eating. You can make your own anytime of the year, and they are perfect for handing out during the holidays as a homemade delight. You can make...

The holidays are here, which means work get-togethers, holiday parties, baking for friends and family, etc. But maybe you are just not a baker. And maybe everyone else is already bringing plain...

If you want to tenderize your beef, consider marinating with papain. You can find papain naturally in the leaves and skin of raw papaya. Papain is a protein enzyme that breaks down the connective...

Do you know someone special that loves to bake? Here is a list of items that you may want to give them in a special gift basket. You could give them one of the large cake pans that holds two...

Everyone loves chicken. It can be prepared and cooked many different ways. Here is a recipe for a delicious chicken marinade using mustard. This chicken marinade is great whether you are...

Non-stick cookware defies its own name when covered in burnt liquids or foods, yet scouring pads will scratch the non-stick coating from your pots and pans when used to remove the crispy mess. Use...

If you like tacos or taco pizza I'm sure you will love taco pasta. It is a delicious filling meal that is easy to prepare.

How To Make Peanut Butter Cookies With Peanuts

I love a good ham with a sweet crusty outside that compliments the natural salty flavors of the ham. Here is a super easy and quick way to prepare a ham.

Unless you are a serial-baker, a five-pound bag of flour is going to last you a while. But what is the best way to make sure that the last cup measured is as fresh as the first? Air tight storage...

Feeding a large group of people and need easy recipes for a crowd? I'm including several and this one is for making Soft Sugar Cookies. It enough to make 15 dozen cookies. Also Check out my other...

Restaurants can be some of the messiest places around. Producing delicious food in mass quantities comes with a cost, and that debt is most often paid by the dishwasher. Cleaning cooking utensils...

A protein-rich diet can lead to strong muscles and higher energy levels. It is fairly simple to prepare foods that are rich in protein. While some foods that contain protein, like nuts, can be...

Creating a survival kit for your family is a fantastic way to make sure you are ready for any type of disaster or emergency that may strike. Most survival kits typically include water, canned...

Most metal baking pans have a single layer of metal, quickly transferring the heat from the oven to the food. However, these pans, especially aluminum, transfer heat so well that hot spots...

Silicone has made its way into nearly every kitchen cabinet in the country. Silicone cookware offers home chefs an easy and colorful way to prevent baked foods from sticking to pans. These funky,...

The stove was left on too long, the food was ruined and that heirloom cast-iron pot, the one that your grandmother received from her grandmother, is black, burnt and foul smelling. Dinner is gone...

Feeding a large group of people and need easy recipes for a crowd? I'm including several and this one is for making Peanut Butter Cookies. Also Check out my other recipes for crowds. You don't...

There is nothing like throwing out a box cake mix and making a good old fashion cake from scratch. This recipe will make you glad you put in the extra work for this Dark Chocolate cake my family...

In this article I'm going to teach you how to bake home made cranberrY muffings from scratch that you, your friends and the whole family will enjoy.

In this article I'm going to teach you how to bake home made banana muffins from scratch.

In this article I'm going to teach you how to make a home made Coffee Crumb Cake from scratch.

In this article I'm going to teach you how to bake old fashioned ginger bread from scratch.

This is one of those recipes that uses 1 Cup of each ingredient (except for eggs, baking powder and baking soda amounts). If you have a lot of kids to feed, try this cookie recipe on them. You...

The little red hen ate all the bread herself. Why? She both ground the flour and baked the bread herself. Be the little red hen: Grind your own flour at home or at the grocery market. The...

Nutty-flavored and high in protein, soy flour can be used as a substitute for a portion of the wheat flour that is called for in any recipe. Although adding too much soy flour can adversely affect...

Convection ovens circulate hot air through the cooking chamber, decreasing the baking time required. Most recipes specify cooking times for conventional ovens; using a convection oven means you...

Historians believe that the Greeks actually invented pie pastry. Recipes of making the pie spread throughout Europe, by Romans where every country adapted the recipes to their customs and foods....