Dear Baking Friends, Welcome to the August 2023 issue of Betterbaking.com! This is a simple issue, befitting a tired baker who’s danced too much this summer as well as yoga-ed and swam enough laps to brag about. I also just launched a new book that is light in recipes but generous in heartfelt words and […]

Dear Friends and Fellow Bakers, Welcome to the August 2024 Issue of Betterbaking.com! I trust this finds you well, happy-ish and enjoying summer. The fruit bounty is rolling in non-stop and there’s a heady harvest of locally grown produce along with all-season, from-all-around-the-world-all-the-time options. How to choose? Loyalty to what’s in season around the corner […]

Dear Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the December 2021 issue of Betterbaking.com! The year is winding down and for me it’s been a good one, filled with new adventures and opportunities despite the general state of world chaos. I believe you can find both misery and joy on your own inner scoresheet no matter what’s […]

Dear Bakers and Friends, It’s a most wonderful time of the year! Does that sound like a song? Yes? Because it’s the lyrics of that holiday song and it means it’s also time to bake my favorite things. Ok – enough! Off we go into this newsletter. Quick business reminder: the two-for-one Black Friday all-recipe-access […]

Dear Fellow Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the February 2025 issue of Betterbaking.com! Brrrr it’s cold!  It’s -15 in Montreal which means it’s excellent baking weather; well, it’s bad for sourdough starters (but I have a solution for that; it’s called a Goldie, a warmer from the folks at Sour House  but good for sourdough […]

Dear fellow bakers, Happy February my cocooning friends! I hope you’re ready to bake some special things because this issue of Betterbaking.com features four new recipe gems that are game changers! I was going to make this issue my usual Valentine’s Day sort since it’s one of my favorite holidays. Call me corny but I […]

Dear Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the February 2021 issue of Betterbaking.com! Most of the time, when I pop up in your mailbox on the first of the month it can seem like ages since the last month. On other occasions, it seems like barely four weeks have passed and here we are again. But […]

 Dear Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the February 2022 issue of Betterbaking.com. How are you doing in the almost-two-year-anniversary of the pandemic? Check off if you’re in: Denial (on repeat), Anger (off-and-on and with an oscillating focus of your anger), Sadness (or simply too numb) or Acceptance (either the joyful, mature sort or the resignation […]