Dear Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the October 2025 issue of Betterbaking.com! Thanks to all of you who signed up with the annual BB two-for-one subscription special. It ended on September 30th 2025 – you’re all set for two years of all-access baking! As the Jewish New Year celebrations start to gently fade away (and […]
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A Note from Marcy September 2018
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 […]

A Note from Marcy September 2025
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 […]

A Note from Marcy, December 2025
Dear Fellow Bakers and friends, Happy December 2025 and welcome to the newest issue of BB! I always review my past newsletters to see what recipes I’ve previously shared as well as check out my editorial addresses to see where I was in mood, season and circumstances when I wrote them. For close to three […]

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 […]

Best Pie Tins Ever New Vintage! Canyon Crow Home Pie Pans
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 […]

Capresso Kettles Combine Aesthetics and Function in a Beautiful Way!
Capresso Kettles Classic Glass or Spiffy Stainless Steel Pour Over? Two kettles, unlimited possibilities! I have a kettle fetish – that’s not a surprise to those who know me and Betterbaking.com. I’m always looking for a perfect kettle and my criterion (in electric kettles) is ever the same: capacity, style, auto turn off and simply […]

Christmas Log or Buche Noel
Nothing store-bought beats a from-scatch Buche Noel or Yule Log. Essentially a sponge roll, decorated with holiday accounterments, it is a show piece. Cake 5 eggs, separated 3/4 cup sugar 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract pinch of cream of tartar ¼ teaspoon salt 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons cornstarch 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted […]

February 2018 A Note from Marcy
Dear Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the February 2018 issue, aka the heart-of-winter edition of Betterbaking.com which I hope will unfold as a beautiful baking oasis for you. Baking seems the best tonic to offset the shortest and coldest month I know. It’s also a good thing they thought to include Valentine’s Day in […]
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