This is my most iconic brownie recipe. You can almost say it’s a legend!
November 2020 A Note from Marcy
Hello Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the November 2020 issue of Betterbaking.com! I hope October has treated you well and these first dark mornings of November aren’t too dreary. I plan months in advance for the first week of daylight savings, curating a war chest of candles, incense, candle warmers and a special cache of […]
November 2023 A Note from Marcy Goldman’s Betterbaking.com
Dear Fellow Bakers and Friends, Boo! It’s the November 2023 Issue of Betterbaking.com. Have you been stressed and worried? Has the outer world (reality) affected your inner reality? Me too and it’s hard to bear unless I was one of those people who could filter out the world. But fear not – come to the […]
Oonio Koda 16 Pizza Oven for Authentic Artisnal Pizza !
Ooni Outdoor Pizza Oven Koda 16 Artisinal Pizza at Home with the Ooni Koda 16 I test a lot of kitchen equipment and constantly take note of the trends in any and everything related to cooking and baking. Sure, it’s part of my day job but I’m also naturally curious. I like to investigate […]
Popsmith Popcorn Maker Overflows with Fun and Flavor
I don’t need to know the Popsmith popcorn maker was an Oprah favorite thing to procure one. I just saw the beautifully enamelled popcorn maker, saw some of the reviews, the Kickstarter initiative and I was on board. I am so glad. This is one of the best popcorn makers I’ve tried in a long […]
Redmond 4-slice Commercial Look Toaster
Redmond 4 Slice Toaster I have a toaster fetish which makes sense because I’m a big bread baker. I like stainless and commercially looking toasters for one thing. But with the Redmond Toaster, not only do you get that commercial look, that’s also a bit retro looking, you get 4 slots and LTD read out. […]
September 2019 Recipes of the Month
Enjoy the free recipe and other original recipes of the month! Happy baking from the BB Test Kitchen. Recipes for September 2019 Free Recipe of the Month – Best Deep Dish Apple Cake This is the best apple cake I know (except for my mother’s High Apple Pie)  Blackberry Ricotta Scones The most crisp and […]
September 2022 A Note from Marcy
Dear Fellow Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the September 2022 Issue of Betterbaking.com. If you’ve been following my newsletters over the years you know I used to have a like/dislike relationship with summer. For most of my life, I dreaded summer right off the mark. In mid-June I’d begin protesting the hot, dry days I […]
Spode, Fit for a King & Harney and Sons Historic Royal Palaces Tea
Spode porcelain was introduced about 1800 in the factory of Josiah Spode and Josiah Spode II at Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England. This hybrid porcelain—combining the ingredients of hard-paste porcelain (china clay and china stone) and bone ash—became the standard English bone china. Blue Italian is one of their oldest patterns and certainly iconic. In honour of […]
The Pastry Chef’s Diet or Eat More, Weigh Less
The Pastry Chef Diet Required reading: Or You Don’t Look Anorexic https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/18/magazine/anorexia-obesity-eating-disorder.html This feature is what got me on the right path for dieting and/or what led to painless weight loss and overall better health. (p.s. this is my experience and advice and I am a food writer – not a health professional but it […]