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• How to Make Summertime Pizzas
  It is easy to make light summertime pizzas using fresh vegetables. In this article we tell you how to make a crispy crusted pizza with the right toppings and a good baking strategy.
  Published 29Mar2011, viewed 221 times

• Graham Cracker Sandwich Cookies
  You can make quick and easy sandwhich cookies with graham crackers. While chocolate fudge might be the most popular, others include cream cheese frosting, cream cheese with fruit such as strawberries or pineapple, and marshmallow cream. This article gives you ideas and a recipe to make your own graham crackers--homemade is better--and a recipe to make your own marshmallow cream.
  Published 29Mar2011, viewed 405 times

• Quick and Easy Apple Pie
  The first time I made this pie, it took me 14 minutes. Now, I already had all the ingredients staged—sitting on the counter. If you familiarize yourself with the recipe before, don't dawdle, and have everything sitting on the counter ready to measure, you really can make a 15 minute apple pie. That includes making the pie crust (from a mix) and peeling, coring, and slicing the apples (with an apple peeler).
  Published 19Mar2011, viewed 262 times

• How to Use Cinnamon Chips in Your Recipes
  Cinnamon chips are the most versatile baking chips?even more so than chocolate chips. If your recipe calls for cinnamon or would be good with cinnamon, consider adding cinnamon chips. So you can use them in everything from cookies, to breads, to pancakes. This article explains how to add cinnamon chips to many of your favorite recipes. It includes two sample recipes that have been developed and tested in a professional test kitchen.
  Published 19Mar2011, viewed 632 times

• How To Make Homemade Granola That Clumps
  Homemade granola is very good. It's much better than the store-bought varieties. Fresh from the oven, warm, and made with your favorite ingredients, it makes a great snack or breakfast cereal. But it's hard to get it to clump up as it should. Granola should have clumps that are chewy and tasty, not just a mixture of rolled cereals. We'll tell you the secret and give you a recipe for great granola that clumps.
  Published 19Mar2011, viewed 1172 times

• Eight Keys to Great Biscuits With Biscuit Recipes
  I grew up having biscuits for breakfast. When I moved to the South I learned that biscuits can be made for not only breakfast, but also lunch and dinner. There are definitely tricks to making those perfect biscuits that your mother and grandmother made. In this article we share eight key elements to making light, flaky biscuits that will go well with any meal of the day. We also share three of our promising biscuit recipes.
  Published 16Mar2011, viewed 389 times

• How to Use Fresh Pumpkin in Your Baking
  You can make great bread, muffins, and cookies with either fresh or canned pumpkin. There are two ways to use fresh pumpkin: grated or pureed. If grated pumpkin, you will have flecks of deep orange and the bits of pumpkin create a chewier texture. Or you can use pumpkin purée. This article tells you how to make pumpkin puree from fresh pumpkins and use it in baking. It includes a recipe for pumpkin bread.
  Published 29Nov2010, viewed 843 times

• A Cheesecake Troubleshooting Guide
  Cheesecakes are simple and should be problem free but occasionally, they arise. We've been baking cheesecakes—and teaching classes—for many years. We've heard questions about lumps and cracks, and crusts. In this article, we answer those questions and give the reader solutions.
  Published 13Sep2010, viewed 1147 times

• Learn How to Make Cheesecakes Without Baking
  Everyone loves cheesecakes but it's nice to have no-bake alternatives in your recipe box. They are easier, lighter, and smother than baked cheesecakes. Since they are less rich and cool, they are delightful in the summer or any time a lighter dessert is desired. This article describes the method for making no-bake cheesecakes so that the reader can create his or her own favorite desserts.
  Published 11Sep2010, viewed 785 times

• Six Great "Melted" Sandwiches to Make--Even if You're in a Hurry
  On a busy day, it's nice to have quick meal recipes in your arsenal—that are good. These are both good and super quick; most you can make in minutes. This article shares six quick recipes for melted sandwiches. Each is made with toasted English muffins, spread with a filling, and topped with cheese. The sandwiches are cooked for about five minutes under the broiler until the cheese melts.
  Published 28Aug2010, viewed 503 times

• How to Design Your Own Whole Grain Bread Recipes
  You can make great whole grain breads! Often it's as simple as substituting a whole grain blend for part of the flour in your favorite bread recipe. This article tells you how, explains the choices of grains, and gives you variations and recipe templates to use. Just choose your whole grain mix and recipe template. These are excellent breads with clear instructions that have been developed and tested in a professional test kitchen.
  Published 23Aug2010, viewed 932 times

• The World's Quickest Banana Cream Pie
  This may be the world's easiest banana cream pie! In our test kitchen we have made the pie in less than ten minutes excluding baking time. It's made easy with Bavarian cream and ready whipped cream. (You can buy Bavarian cream or make it from scratch with the provided recipe.) This article also explains how to make Chocolate Banana Cream Pie and Black Bottom Banana Cream Pie.
  Published 15Aug2010, viewed 531 times

• Pizza on the Grill! How to Bake a Perfect Pizza on Your Grill
  It's easy to bake pizza on your grill. Pizzas are baked quick and hot—perfect for the grill. In the summer, no one wants to hang out in the kitchen—and heat the oven to 400 degrees—not when you can make great summertime pizzas on the patio. This article tells you how to bake pizzas on the grill in less than 20 minutes.
  Published 14Aug2010, viewed 355 times

• Easy Baked Alaska
  A baked Alaska is a magnificent affair, a perfect holiday or summertime dessert. Imagine a cake piled high with ice cream and then covered with meringue. This article tells you how to do it with a proven recipe and tips for success. You can vary your dessert with different choices of ice cream, cake, or by adding different flavors and colors to the meringue. Every cook should have this easy recipe.
  Published 14Aug2010, viewed 339 times

• The Best Strawberry Shake
  Little is more refreshing than a thick strawberry shake. This article tells you how to make a great gourmet strawberry shake using fresh berries. It includes tips for making the best shakes and instructions for making flavored whipped cream.
  Published 11Aug2010, viewed 313 times

• Make your Own Pizza or Pasta Sauce
  Homemade tomato sauce, or marinara sauce, is better—especially if it's fresh. Use it to make great pizza or pasta. It's not hard to make and you can make enough to can if you like. Add the spices that like. This article tells you how to do it including the peeling and seeding of the tomatoes. You can peel and seed the tomatoes by hand but this article describes your equipment choices if you want to use tools to speed the job.
  Published 09Aug2010, viewed 263 times

• How to Make Hamburger Buns on the Grill
  Learn how to make hamburger buns in the oven or on the grill. Tells how to mix them, shape them, and bake them with tips for success. Homemade hamburger buns make the burger and are much better than store bought buns. Use either a bread recipe or a bread mix. This technique works for baking other items on the grill.
  Published 07Aug2010, viewed 408 times

• How to Make Gourmet Rice Krispie® Treats
  Learn how to make gourmet Rice Krispie treats by adding fruit and nuts, white chocolate, baking chips, peanut butter, jam and more. Includes three sample recipes. These are professionally tested methods and recipes from test kitchen and written by a well-know, professional food author. Free e-book with recipes available.
  Published 07Aug2010, viewed 768 times

• Aebleskiver and How to Make Them (With Basic Recipe)
  Danish aebleskiver (sometimes called "ebleskiver") are one of the few pastries that you can make on the stovetop—that doesn't require baking—and that you don't have to fry. This article describes how to make them, what to fill them with (and how), and the equipment needed.
  Published 04Aug2010, viewed 524 times

• Aebleskiver and How to Make Them
  Danish aebleskiver (sometimes called "ebleskiver") are one of the few pastries that you can make on the stovetop—that doesn't require baking—and that you don't have to fry. This article describes how to make them, what to fill them with (and how), and the equipment needed.
  Published 03Aug2010, viewed 277 times

• How to Make Stuffed Pork Chops
  Stuffed pork chops are an impressive food that's easy to make on a busy day. With fillings ranging from sweet to savory you have an endless array of options when preparing this meal. Grilled or fried, in summer or winter, these pork chops are perfect for nearly any occasion.
  Published 01Aug2010, viewed 3040 times

• How to Make Muffin Tops
  The muffin tops are the best part of the muffin. It's the crunchy, light part of the muffin not the crusty bottom. No wonder everyone loves the tops, and once you start making muffin tops, you'll never go back to standard muffins. It's easy to make muffin tops with a muffin top pan.
  Published 01Aug2010, viewed 528 times

• How to Make Your Own Ice Cream Sandwiches
  You can make delightful ice cream sandwiches, better than those in the store for less. Better yet, you can be creative. Pick your favorite ice cream, you can use different shapes, different cookies, it's your choice.
  Published 28Jul2010, viewed 290 times

• Mixing Pancake Batter the Night Before and Other Ways to Rescue Your Busy Morning
  Everyone loves hot pancakes in the morning but sometimes, you just don't have time to put them together. We know three methods to make it easier, to shorten the time it takes to make good pancakes, and rescue your mornings.
  Published 25Jul2010, viewed 1414 times

• About Baking: Eight Tips for Perfect Pancakes
  Pancakes are easy and almost foolproof. But there are tricks to making them perfect--from the flour you use to when to flip the pancakes. These tips will help you make perfect pancakes every time.
  Published 24Jul2010, viewed 320 times

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