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 […]
TrusTea from Ireland, fine teas for the discerning palate
www.trusTEA.ie I drink a lot of tea from many different companies but over the years I’ve only had two favorites: Harney and Sons Fine Teas and Upton Tea Imports (I love their River Shannon Tea). But now I have a new favorite (and bear in mind each of these companies tea sensibility is quite different). […]
Yoga at Home
A little Wellness Chez Nous Wellness really does begin at home. May I suggest a mini-spa set up in your own home. I recently borrowed a corner of my den and set it up as a little yoga and meditation spot. It’s such a reprieve and made me realize that as much as I […]