http://baking.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-21T00:08:09Z Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:08:09 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/22/almost-wordless-wednesday-chocolate-pecan-pie.htm <a href="http://baking.about.com/od/bakedpies/r/Chocolate-Peacan-Pie.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/baking/1/0/M/U/chocpecanpie300261.jpg" border="0" alt="Chocolate Pecan Pie by Carroll Pellegrinelli" hspace="5" width="300" height="261" align="middle" /></a><br /> Click on the photo for the recipe.<br />I am a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/od/bakedpies/r/pecan.htm">Pecan Pie</a> purist. Who would have thought that the addition of chocolate could make it better? Well, it did. Enjoy this ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/22/almost-wordless-wednesday-chocolate-pecan-pie.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/22/almost-wordless-wednesday-chocolate-pecan-pie.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:47:27 +0000 2012-02-22T00:47:27Z http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/21/shrove-tuesday-a-k-a-pancake-tuesday-2.htm <p><a href="http://baking.about.com/od/pancakes/p/Pancake-Tuesday.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/baking/1/0/R/R/makingpancakes200.jpg" border="0" alt="2010 Pancakes Photo by Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com" hspace="5" width="200" height="167" align="right" /></a>In Scotland, before the Lent fasting begins, the fat and flour are used-up today to make pancakes. Learn more about <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/od/pancakes/p/Pancake-Tuesday.htm">Pancake Tuesday</a> in this feature.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/21/shrove-tuesday-a-k-a-pancake-tuesday-2.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/21/shrove-tuesday-a-k-a-pancake-tuesday-2.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:08:09 +0000 2012-02-21T00:08:09Z http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/19/mardi-gras-and-fat-tuesday.htm <p><a href="http://baking.about.com/cs/microwavedesserts/a/neworleans.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/baking/1/0/W/I/kingcake200.JPG" border="0" alt="2012 King Cake Photo by Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com" hspace="5" width="200" height="163" align="right" /></a>"Let the good times roll" is happening right now in New Orleans until Fat Tuesday, February 21st. Eating is a big part of this Mardi Gras celebration of which <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/cs/microwavedesserts/a/neworleans.htm">desserts and other treats</a> play a big part.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/19/mardi-gras-and-fat-tuesday.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/19/mardi-gras-and-fat-tuesday.htm Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:59:27 +0000 2012-02-19T12:59:27Z http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/16/orange-chess-pie-2.htm <p><a href="http://baking.about.com/od/chesspies/r/Orange-Chess-Pie.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/baking/1/I/C/R/orangechesspieB200.jpg" border="0" alt="Orange Chess Pie Photo by Carroll Pellegrinelli" hspace="5" width="200" height="137" align="right" /></a>I brought this <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/od/chesspies/r/Orange-Chess-Pie.htm">Orange Chess Pie</a> to a potluck luncheon. Several of the women had never even heard of a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/od/chesspies/p/chesspieprofile.htm">chess pie.</a> Never the less, they all loved it. I kept hearing over and over, it was perfect because it's not too sweet. Unfortunately for my family, I was only allowed to bring home a tiny sliver. It didn't matter, because this <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/od/chesspies/r/Orange-Chess-Pie.htm">Orange Chess Pie</a> is so easy to make that I can make another one in no time.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/16/orange-chess-pie-2.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/16/orange-chess-pie-2.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:56:45 +0000 2012-02-16T00:56:45Z http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/15/almost-wordless-wednesday-easy-orange-cake.htm <p><a href="http://baking.about.com/od/cakemixcake1/r/Easy-Orange-Cake.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/baking/1/0/K/U/easyorangecake300256.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo by Carroll Pellegrinelli" hspace="5" width="300" height="256" align="middle" /></a><br /> Click on the photo for the recipe.<br /> I took this cake to my daughter's school for a teacher's appreciation luncheon. The woman in charge of the luncheon emailed and said that several of the teachers asked for the recipe. She must of enjoyed it also, because she made this <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/od/cakemixcake1/r/Easy-Orange-Cake.htm">Easy Orange Cake</a> for her family that night.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/15/almost-wordless-wednesday-easy-orange-cake.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/15/almost-wordless-wednesday-easy-orange-cake.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:46:37 +0000 2012-02-15T00:46:37Z http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/14/happy-valentines-day-6.htm <p><a href="http://baking.about.com/od/cookies/r/thumbprint.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/baking/1/0/q/C/redthumb.JPG" border="0" alt="Thumbprint Cookie with Raspberry Jam" hspace="5" width="197" height="200" align="right" /></a>Still deciding what to bake for you sweetie today? How about making these tasty <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/od/cookies/r/thumbprint.htm">Thumbprint Cookies</a> filled with strawberry or raspberry jam.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/14/happy-valentines-day-6.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/14/happy-valentines-day-6.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:07:10 +0000 2012-02-14T01:07:10Z http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/13/make-truffles-for-valentines-day.htm <p><a href="http://baking.about.com/od/truffles/a/allabout.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/baking/1/8/c/3/truf3str.JPG" border="0" alt="Photo &#169; 2012 Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com, Inc." hspace="5" width="200" height="166" align="right" /></a>Truffles (not to be confused with the fungus pigs snort after) are what sweet lovers fantasize about. Truffles must be eaten ever so slowly to get every flavor sensation, as they slide past your lips and into your mouth.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/13/make-truffles-for-valentines-day.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/13/make-truffles-for-valentines-day.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:55:32 +0000 2012-02-13T08:55:32Z http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/11/strawberries-dipped-in-chocolate-3.htm <p><a href="http://baking.about.com/od/valentines/r/chocdippedstraw.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/baking/1/8/s/3/chocdipstraw1.JPG" border="0" alt="Strawberries Dipped in Chocolate" hspace="5" width="200" height="189" align="right" /></a><br /> Valentine's Day is just a few days away. Of all of the homemade sweets you can make for that special one in your life, this is the simplest. It's just a matter of purchasing some great looking long-stemmed strawberries. Next melt your favorite chocolates in the microwave. Dip a few strawberries, add a good bottle of Champagne and you've made the perfect Valentine's Day treat.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/11/strawberries-dipped-in-chocolate-3.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/11/strawberries-dipped-in-chocolate-3.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:47:13 +0000 2012-02-11T15:47:13Z http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/09/valentines-day-countdown-linzer-cookies.htm <p><a href="http://baking.about.com/od/cookies/ss/sbslinzer_2.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/baking/1/5/J/L/othcutters400.jpg" border="0" alt="2012 Photo by Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com." hspace="5" width="200" height="186" align="right" /></a>Linzer Cookies are two cookies stacked together with jam or frosting in the middle. The top cookie has a shape cut out of it to show-off the jam layer. If you'd like to make <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/od/cookies/r/linzer.htm">Linzer Cookies</a> you don't have to have the specially-made <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://erclk.about.com/?zi=7/2wAS">Linzer Cookie Cutters</a> to make them. You just need two cookie cutters, one larger than the other.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/09/valentines-day-countdown-linzer-cookies.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/09/valentines-day-countdown-linzer-cookies.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:02:29 +0000 2012-02-09T01:02:29Z http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/08/almost-wordless-wednesday-decadent-chocolate-mousse-pie.htm <p><a href="http://baking.about.com/od/creampies/r/Decadent-Chocolate-Mousse-Pie.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/baking/1/0/H/U/SIslandsChocolateMousse300225.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo reprinted with permission of Spice Islands" hspace="5" width="300" height="225" align="middle" /></a><br /> We're in the final countdown to Valentine's Day. Have you chosen what to make your sweetie for that special day? How about trying this recipe for <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/od/creampies/r/Decadent-Chocolate-Mousse-Pie.htm">Decadent Chocolate Mousse Pie?</a> It gets its decadence from <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.spiceislands.com/Spices_and_Herbs/Ground_Saigon_Cinnamon">Spice Islands' Ground Saigon Cinnamon.</a></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/08/almost-wordless-wednesday-decadent-chocolate-mousse-pie.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://baking.about.com/b/2012/02/08/almost-wordless-wednesday-decadent-chocolate-mousse-pie.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:52:58 +0000 2012-02-08T01:52:58Z