I have a couple of madeleine pans in my collection. While madeleines are often made in small batches at home, you really don’t need more than one or[...]

I use a lot of butter in my kitchen and it is amazing how much flavor one simple ingredient can infuse into a recipe, whether I’m making a batch of[...]

The top of a muffin is often the best part of the muffin. Don’t get me wrong – I love whole muffins! – but after re-watching the classic[...]

Girl Scout Cookie season is something that many of us cookie-lovers look forward to every year and it starts right after the holidays, with the first cookie[...]

When you hear the word “aioli,” you might think of a flavored mayonnaise that was spread on your last gourmet sandwich. Aioli is very similar to[...]

The easiest fudge you can make uses only two ingredients: sweetened condensed milk and chocolate. This Double Chocolate Rocky Road Fudge is made using the[...]

Like chocolate chip cookies, you can never go wrong by baking a batch of rich, chocolate brownies. Also like chocolate chip cookies, it is easy to put your own[...]

Sweetened condensed milk is made by cooking milk to remove more than half of the water from it, then sugar is added to sweeten and thicken the product.[...]

Almond paste is a dough made from ground almonds and sugar. It is used as a filling in many pastries and desserts, including almond croissants, fruit tarts[...]

Ricotta cheese is a very versatile ingredient to have in the kitchen, as it works equally well in sweet and savory applications. Of course, while I love a[...]

Wilton makes some great products for cake bakers and decorators, whether you only bake during the holidays or do it on a daily basis. They’re always[...]

Rice pudding was a dish that I only ate at my grandmother’s house when I was growing up. While she didn’t always make it herself from scratch[...]

You can’t go wrong with a classic blueberry muffin in the morning, but there are so many other muffin options out there that you also don’t need to[...]

I love making mini loaves. They’re cute, fun to serve and easy to pack up as gifts for friends and family. The other bonus is that they have a shorter[...]

Once I decided that I needed to redo my kitchen - a decision that took less than a minute, given that the room hadn’t been upgraded since it was built[...]