July 2025 A Note from Marcy The State and Country Fair Foods Issue Dear Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the July 2025 State Fair (or Province Fair) issue of Betterbaking.com! Summertime and the living is easy but the temperature is sky-rocketing or at least it is in these parts. From what I watch and read, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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’. […]

Dear Friends and Fellow Bakers, Welcome to the November 2022 issue of Betterbaking.com and happy post Halloween! All is well here and I hope this note finds you similarly calm, healthy and enjoying the last mellow days of fall. Of course if you’re in a different hemisphere I hope spring and summer are beginning to […]

Welcome to the November Issue of Betterbaking.com. Boo! It’s goodbye Halloween and hello daylights saving time. No worries – it’s all warm and cosy in the BB kitchen. As you’d expect, I’ve been quite squirrely of late, creating the finest and most imaginative, seasonal recipes. If it was me giving me a review, I’d say […]

  Dear Bakers and Friends, Ah, September 1st  the bittersweet day of summer’s end and fall’s promise! The air might feel like July but it definitely smells like September and a heat wave would do little to stop the leaves from their first tumble. Labour Day is that twilight holiday, linking what was with what’s […]

Dear Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the September 2025 issue of Betterbaking.com! I’m late to publish because it’s Labor Day and the last day of summer (in mood) is calling me away as it is you. But I’m also late because I got waylaid trying to perfect a Downtown Abbey Victoria Sponge Cake for this […]

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 […]

Vintage Pie Pan Still My Best Pick – Colorful Enamel on Steel is Country Pretty and Makes Great Pies!   Canyon Crow Home New Vintage Bake and Cookware As a baker, finding the perfect pie pan is a constant mission. I have a few I adore including anything by Emile Henry but I have one […]