Thursday, September 8, 2011

Topping and Baking Pizza

There's almost no limit to the toppings that can be placed on a pizza crust. 1.  Generally, the hotter the oven, the better the pizza ...

How to Make Scrambled Eggs

The secret to making moist, fluffy scrambled eggs is all in the scrambling. You'll need low, gentle heat and patience to make perfect s...

Monday, July 18, 2011

12 Cupcake Tips

Back when I was a newly obsessive baker (and making tacky  Us Weekly -candid-celebrity-photo-influenced fashion choices), the cupcake boom ...

Friday, June 3, 2011

Why Salt Is Important in Baking

When I first starting obsessively baking in earnest, I was living in a breezy little apartment four blocks from the beach in Santa Monica. ...

Sunday, March 13, 2011

POC Tips: How to Clean a Cooling Rack

Confession: For all my Type A cleanliness requirements in the kitchen, my cooling racks are almost always a hot mess. A little slick of oil...

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

How to Make Candied Cherries

Hey guys! So I'm throwing this out there in case anyone ends up in my position during the fury of holiday baking season. And by "m...

Friday, October 23, 2009

POC Tips: A Better Butterer

In the last POC tip, I professed my undying love for cooking spray . And that love will stand until the end of time. So imagine my disappoin...

Thursday, October 15, 2009

POC Tips: A Sticky Wicket

Whoever invented cooking spray, I would like to kiss you on the mouth. I find it to be one of the most useful items in the Piece of Cake kit...

Friday, September 25, 2009

POC Tips: Get Yourself an Oven Thermometer

When people first find out about Piece of Cake, I often become the Dear Abby of baking--regaled with elaborate stories of baking failures an...