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This is the last of the section about how to improve our baking skills.  As I have said countless times before, whether you are a seasoned veteran or a newbie, everyone could use these tips. Baked to Perfection: Unless otherwise stated, place your cake in the center shelf of the oven to bake.  If your [...]

As I mentioned previously this week, I am sharing some baking tips from a cookbook I picked up while vacationing with my 3-year-old nephew at his house.  I think we could all use some refreshing of our skills including the most seasoned veteran.  For those of you new to baking, these are great basics for [...]

I recently grabbed a new cookbook entitled simply Baking.  It has almost 100 recipes of delicious baked goods–some new and some old standards–that I will be sharing with you in the coming weeks.  Today I am sharing some information from the front of the book that reminds us of some basic baking tips we could [...]

I love cornbread and will find a way to serve it with almost everything.  I serve it in the winter with chili, roasted chicken, meatballs, meatloaf and any other kind of comfort food meal you can dream of.  In the summer, I like serving it with BBQ and fried chicken.  Sometimes I will make in [...]

A few years ago, Nany and I were shopping at a local thrift store and I found this pan.  It was marked with Duncan Hines and Ekco so I turned to Nan and asked if she had ever seen this pan before.  She explained (because Nany Knows) that it was a pan given to customers [...]

St. Valentine’s Day is a day away and if you don’t have your treat for your loved one yet, I hope you will consider baking a treat to show your love.  It’s less expensive than a fancy meal or a trip to the jewelers and, if you are like me, a gift of effort and [...]

Many of my recipes are from two or three generations ago.  I gather them from all sorts of sources–Nany, family, friends, and my cookbook collection.  This recipe comes from my hometown cookbook collection by the Waynesboro Historical Society.  I have two hometown cookbooks that I use regularly.  Knowing the women of our town can cook, [...]