Month: May 2013

Get Started: Baking

Get Started: Baking

There are quite a few beginning baking books new but the Get Started series by Doring Kindersly takes the approach of starting small and ending big. Get Started: Baking begins with this note: Build Your Course: This book is divided into broad sections that allow 

Quickie Guide to Ombre Piping

Quickie Guide to Ombre Piping

I’m sharing this article from Modern Baking magazine I read this morning. Bob Brougham from The Cakery in North Aurora, Ill., shares his tips for piping ombre designs on cakes. Simple techniques but ones that will help pull off successful shading from dark to light. 

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies

I wish peanut butter cookies weren’t so addictive. They aren’t my favorite cookie, and if they are on a cookie platter, I might pass them up for something else (like a chocolate chip or any macaron). Having said that, peanut butter cookies have that flavor