I received my first set of these on my birthday in October, and loved them so much that I put them on my Christmas wish list: They may look like ordinary bowls to you, but trust me when I say that these bowls are the bomb. They’re meant for mise-en-place, which every baker worth their [...]
Favorite Gift Roundup 2: Beater Blade
Talk about a product that can change your life. I’m not kidding, either. I first heard about the Beater Blade around the time I received my beautiful pink Kitchenaid Artisan Mixer, but I thought I was doing just fine with the paddle that comes with the latter. No, I was doing more than fine, since [...]
Favorite Gift Roundup 1: Flour Sifter
A Merry Christmas to you all (or Happy Hanukkah, or simply Happy Holidays!) I had the loveliest Christmas holiday, spending two days in the mountains with our extended families, enjoying the crisp pine-scented air, and sleeping and eating way too much. One of the best things about it? I didn’t have to cook or bake. [...]
Strong, Smooth Espresso at Home
The phrase Christmas Rush is an understatement: it’s the 23rd, and I still have a pile of unwrapped presents on the table next to me as I type this, plus two cakes cooling in the kitchen, and a whole lot of frosting to make! Can you imagine what it is I need most right now? [...]
Slathering on some Cream Cheese
Slice of bread with cheese cream from Crestock Stock Images For the past few days, all my local stores, supermarkets and groceries have been out of cream cheese. And by that I mean those regular blocks, not that “whipped” or onion and chive-flavored stuff. I can only attribute this to the fact that Christmas will [...]
Perfect Cream Cheese Frosting
frosty from Crestock Images My two ovens run almost constantly, and as a result it must be at least 80 degrees in my kitchen all the time. This means that making things like meringues and buttercreams a challenge (although my favorite Chocolate Buttercream holds up quite well), and until recently, most cream cheese frosting I’ve [...]
Oven Positioning for Baked Goods
Modern oven from Crestock Images Because I bake so many different types of things so often, I sometimes feel like I’m constantly moving my oven racks up and down. Depending on what you’re baking, it’s important that it gets the proper heat from the proper sources (above or below) to bake correctly. Here’s a quick [...]
