Dear Friends and Fellow Bakers, Happy month of November, aka the month of gratitude, that is, if you’re eyeing American Thanksgiving up ahead or simply all about the upcoming Black Friday deals and grateful for bargains (spoiler alert – beware of supply chain issues this year) I confess, I used to be a November shade-thrower. […]
A Note from Marcy, November 2024
November 2024 A note from Marcy Dear Fellow Bakers and Friends, Welcome to a fresh new edition of baking with Betterbaking.com! It’s November, that short and mercurial month. On occasion of this first November morning, Halloween is already an echo of autumn on-its-way-out and we’re standing at the hallowed gates just outside the baker’s winter […]
A Note from Marcy, October 2020
Dear Fellow Bakers and Friends, Hello and welcome to the October 2020 issue of Betterbaking.com. A hearty thanks to all of you who bought my cookbooks in digital format during my first ever e-cookbook sale! Please be patient as you await the log-in information for your BB bonus subscriptions that allow you all access to […]
A Note from Marcy, September 2020
Dear Fellow Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the September 2020, aka 5781, the dawn of the Jewish New Year. It’s hard to believe we’ve arrived at Labour Day and the beginning of a new season. It seems a decade ago or perhaps just yesterday we were at the outset of the pandemic. In March, now […]
A Note from Marcy, September 2021
Dear fellow bakers and friends, Judging from the humidity around here these days it still feels like high-summer but as balmy as it is, it definitely smells like fall. To underscore the seasonal shift, the maple leaves in front of my house are sporting brown-tinged leaves and both my basil and oregano plants are going […]
A Note from Marcy: Jan 2016
Dear Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the sweetest month on the baking calendar! Valentine’s Day is on the 14th but I start the holiday early. I bake, pick small gifts and do my own girl shopping. There are three times of year where I buy a new perfume: my birthday, when a new event in […]
Ankarsrum Mixer, the Saab and Volvo of Mixers!
Ankarsrum Mixer For the longest time, I thought a mixer meant: Kitchenaid. And to be clear, I love my Kitchenaid mixer. But increasingly, there’s a new mixer in town. It’s not new to Swedish bakers since it comes from Sweden but it is somewhat new to us. The mixer is called the Ankarsrum mixer, built […]
Api-Flex Beeswax Food Wrap
You have to love a product that makes use of natural substances (beeswax on organic hemp and cotton fabric), is recyclable and economic. Api-Flexi is a Quebec based company that excels at its one product : natural food wrap. Api-Flex is a flexible, reusable, food-grade natural food wrap that comes in a variety of sizes […]
August 2018 A Note from Marcy
Dear Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the August 2018 Issue of Betterbaking.com! I always think July is seriously summer but this unusually hot August along with no a/c (it  bust) has me convinced that we’re still in the heart of it. It reminds me of a basic baker’s credo, which is how do you know […]
Baker’s Tip #1 Double up your baking sheets
Double Up Your Baking Sheets! Why? Because when you stack two baking sheets together (my recipes will alway indicate when to do this), your baking comes out that much better. Cookie bottoms don’t burn, pastries come out golden and everything bakes beautifully and evenly. Sample Cookie Recipe Italian Nutella Roll Cookies