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Baked Elements, so you can see what they look like. And you should absolutely make this cake. Often.> Sugar is fussy stuff. I am no confection...

It’s time to go back to school. Not for me exactly, but for the untold masses. And while these back-to-schoolers are shopping for new clothes, pers...

The biscuit – a mainstay on brunch menus and well worn breakfast tables nationwide. For something so simple people sure have strong feelings about...

I wasn’t going to post this holiday weekend. I originally intended to spend my time “Preparing for Fall” – i.e. unpacking sweaters and blankets, r...

Baked Elements. Space and money constraints make it nearly impossible to photograph every recipe in each of our cookbooks , so kind Diana has promi...

There aren’t too many reasons not to love Olivia Newton-John. A silver screen classic, Newton-John, has always been a shining star, and her perfor...

Some breads are a true labor of love – the kneading, the waiting all day with the rising and the whatnot – others – just as their name suggests, m...

I found a cure for hoarding: move into a new apartment every few years. Better yet, move into progressively smaller apartments and don’t spend too ...

(morning sunshine bars photo by the lovely Tina Rupp) It’s here!!!!! Our brand new, shiny, sexy book has landed. Turns out our newest volume, Bake...

And yet another Summer draws to a close. True, this one was hot, sticky, unbearably humid, and often smelly (I spent more time in the city than out...

About section of this site.> The Cheez-it. America’s (or at least my family’s) favorite guilty pleasure snack. One of those things you know is...

I’d like to introduce you to a few people. Actually, I’d like to introduce you to a lot of people, but first I should probably explain to you exac...