If you peruse a lot of recipe sites, you’ll probably run across an ingredient that’s unfamiliar to most Americans: “Golden Syrup.” Folks in the UK will recognize it immediately, as it’s sold in every store under the brand name “Lyle’s.” Sometimes it’s referred to as “treacle,” though real treacle is darker than what you’d get in a can...
Beautiful cakes don’t just happen. It takes the right recipe, the right technique, and the Best Baking Pans. And this ain’t it. Most likely, you either inherited a mismatched collection of baking pans from Mom, or you picked up some basics along the way – pans you’ve used since leaving the dorm room. I know I did, anyway. ...
Spring has sprung here in Colorado! It’s an old adage that you avoid planting or moving plants outside until after Mother’s Day, so we’re in the process of preparing our plants to be moved back outside. My Indoor Herb Garden is ready for some real sun, but it’s been producing lots of herbs for me all winter long....
Some say, “A Messy Kitchen is a Sign of Happiness.” Yeah, well that wouldn’t be ME. In my house, a messy kitchen makes the cook nervous. “Did the raw chicken touch that cutting board?” “Did you wash that knife . . . or did I wash that knife? I think I’ll wash it again . . . ”...
