Dear Friends and Fellow Bakers, When I began Betterbaking.com my salutation was Dear Fellow Bakers and Friends. Honestly, I find it a little formal and retro-sounding but I’ve held onto it because I can’t think of a better one and perhaps some things don’t need fiddling with. I’ve considered alternates such as: Hey all, or my YouTube favorite […]
A Note from Marcy June 2024
Dear Fellow Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the June 2024 issue of Betterbaking.com. This is a very unique issue for me because big surprise: about a week ago my oven literally exploded! Consequently testing new recipes for this issue abruptly ended in ah, a flash. So what happened? In a nutshell as I was taking […]
A Note from Marcy June 2025
Dear Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the June 2025 issue of Betterbaking.com! I’m in a mid-spring, early-summer mood in the kitchen and the recipes this month reflect that duality. In fact, that’s also the twin nature of the month of Gemini. For those of you who are Geminis or have a couple of them in […]
A Note from Marcy March 2022
Dear Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the March 2022 issue of Betterbaking.com! I like March because it’s one of those transitional months. It’s a white and icy squall or it’s crocuses and rain; it can be snowless, clear and cold and a day later, it’s winter double-downs its grip. The holidays in March are also […]
A Note from Marcy March 2025
Dear Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the March 2025 Issue of Betterbaking.com! This is a packed month of baking holidays from Mardi Gras, to St. Pat’s and Purim to. My recipe archives are replete with countless Irish Soda Breads and Purim Delights and yes even a King’s Cake so enjoy. In the meanwhile, here […]
A Note from Marcy May 2020
Dear Friends and Fellow Bakers, Happy May and welcome to the Taurus issue of Betterbaking.com. Have you ever had so much to say and then the time comes to speak and you’re all tongue-tied or you simply forgot the stuff on your mind? That’s me a lot of the time but so much more so […]
A Note from Marcy May 2021
Dear Friends and Fellow Bakers, Welcome to the merry month of May 2021! I’ve created some really special things this month and I’m hard-pressed to choose a favorite recipe. The Blackberry Jam Cake with Caramel Icing is a classic from the southern kitchen where buttermilk-based, blackberry cakes still appear in Southern baking cookbooks. If you like any […]
A Note from Marcy May 2022
Dear Fellow Bakers and Friends, Hola and welcome to the May 2022 Silver Anniversary Issue of BB! I trust our month apart has been well-spent and filled with special moments in and out of the kitchen. Although I would describe myself as commitment-shy I did some math the other day and it turns out I’m […]
A Note from Marcy May 2025
May 2025 A Note from Marcy Dear fellow bakers and friends, As a baker and a Canadian, I’m a fall-and-winter girl. I naturally identify with the ‘bakey’ seasons and those that call for endless cups of coffee, books on the couch and a background theme song those opening lyrics are: ‘preheat oven to 350 F’. […]
A Note from Marcy November 2018
Dear Fellow Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the November 2018 Issue of Betterbaking.com! For a Canadian who hosts (primarily) American readers, I’m having my annual editorial déjà vu. Didn’t I just chat up pumpkins and harvest last month? I thought so! But that was Canadian Thanksgiving. Frankly, one could do worse than a Thanksgiving rematch […]