Tips, tricks, and guides to help you in your holiday baking journey.
Last minute Christmas desserts can be very easy to pull off. Plus, every Christmas dinner needs to end with a sweet dessert. Make it homemade, semi home made, or store bought, a last minute Christmas dessert can be very easy to plan. Not a pro baker? No problem! These Christmas […]
Seattle-ites and Eastsiders, Holiday dinner take out: don’t feel like cooking? Order for take out at one of these trusted establishments. Feast with a great take out holiday meal! Listed are a variety of dinner options: from special dietary needs to preferences to small holiday meals to big meals, there […]
Yes, you can freeze cookies decorated with royal icing. Storing in the freezer is an ideal way to get ahead of holiday and Christmas baking. Follow these easy steps to freeze your favorite decorative cookies, made with royal icing or other fun sprinkles. STEPS ON HOW TO FREEZING COOKIES DECORATED […]
Baking Mistakes Question. We need them answered because mistakes happen when we are baking. Even if we have been baking for years, or it is our first season, there will be questions about your mishaps and mistakes. Don’t freight! Remember, baking is a very technique based skill. Practice makes pastry […]
These famous holiday desserts are iconic throughout the nation. Plus, they’ll make any holiday dessert table festive and merrier. Don’t have time to bake ’em? Most bakeries and local grocers will make these festive and famous holiday desserts. Famous Holiday Desserts: Bûche de Noël: Cake that is in a shape […]
To get soft cookies, there are a few (easy!) secrets. After using these easy baking tips, the soft cookies will be perfect for your cookie jars. Plus, these secrets to soft cookies are very easy to apply to your baking adventure. GET MORE BAKING KNOWLEDGE Want more baking tips? Read […]
Baking mistakes happen all the time in kitchens. The bread did not rise, the chocolate seized up, or the soft sugar cookies came out rock hard. There are many reasons why something did not come out perfectly. Here, I answer the top 5 most common baking mistake questions. Baking Mistake […]
Helllo bakers! Are you ready to master your baking skills down? Here are 5 beginner skills in the pastry kitchen all bakers should know how to…..make. Remember, professional baking is a very technique based skill set. Technique = the way something is done. Technical skill = a body of technical […]
Holiday (no matter what holiday you are celebrating) baking can seem….well, intimidating. Here are a baker’s dozen (that’s 13, folks) tips that can make your baking super sweet and successful. How to Tackle Holiday Baking: Tips from a Pro Plan out 1-3 cookies, treats, or desserts you want to make: […]
Cream Cheese Sugar Cookie Recipe: Sugar cookies are iconic when it comes to holiday baking. Sprinkle ’em! Frost ’em! Glitter ’em! They are one super soft cookie that enjoyed by many. A sugar cookie recipe is simply a shortbread cookie with a chemical leavener, like baking soda or baking powder. […]