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Christmas Cookie Decorating 101
Mimi Cummins, co-author of the book "Christmas Cookies Are for Giving" shares tips and hints on various ways of dressing up cookies during the holiday season.

Little-known Tips for Easy Holiday Baking
Cookbook author Mimi Cummins shares her secret to preventing those holiday baking disasters.

6 Tips for Perfect Homemade Hard Candy
Want to impress your family and friends with a special homemade treat? Try these tips for making the perfect hard candy, right in your own kitchen. You'll be surprised how easy it is to re-create old-fashioned hard candies, just like the ones you find at your local gourmet candy shop.

How to Cook Rice Right
The easiest way to make rice well every time is to use a rice cooker. If you don't have one, or don't want one, though, here's a no-fail recipe for rice that one of my grandmothers taught my mother, who taught me. This one, I use mainly for seasoned rice dishes because things can be added to it before boiling, or broth (a plain soup) can be used in place of water.

Barbecue Success With The Rule Of Thirds
Ever been to a barbecue party where the 'chef' placed as much food as he could possibly fit onto the barbecue grill, every so often stabbing the food with a fork and juggling it around so that it cooks evenly? Ever noticed how, within a few minutes, the flames start gently flickering under the food, the chef proudly standing back admiring the char grill effect that he's creating? Ever notice the panic that sets in when the flames suddenly leap up and around the food burning it black on the outside and leaving it raw on the inside?

Kid Birthday Cake Idea Collection - Cake Decorating Without Fear
You don't have to be a pastry chef to create a professional quality cake for your child's birthday or other special event. Our kid birthday cake idea collection makes cake decorating fun and fearless. Learn unique and easy cake decorating ideas to make spectacular homemade cakes.

How to Prepare the Best Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Garlic Mached Potatoes are a lot of peoples favorite. Try these two recipes and succes is almost guaranteed...

Secrets of Great Breads
Often we field questions about making great bread. Great bread is a matter of using the right ingredients and the right techniques—there's no single secret that will make perfect bread. But really great bread is readily attainable. We've compiled our list of what goes into great bread.

Picture Perfect Bread
The secret—at least most of it—is in the rise. The most common mistake that we see in bread making is not letting the dough rise enough.

The World of Cornbread
We're partial to cornbread. We like its rustic texture and chewy goodness. We like its versatility—it works for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It complements eggs in the morning, a hearty soup for lunch, or a dinner meal such as pork chops or chicken. Cornbread always reminds us of the South and some of the best is the result of wonderful Southern cooking.

How to Bake: Muffins (with recipes)
Muffins are a mainstay around our house. They are as nourishing as they are good to eat. They are quicker and easier to make than cookies and usually contain much less sugar and fat. We usually eat them for breakfast but like them with any meal. (For Easter, we served cranberry nut muffins with a ham dinner.) They work well for snacks and desserts as well. Extras can be frozen and heated in the microwave for hot muffins anytime.

The Perfect Scone: Keys to Make Your Scone Just Right
Scone recipeAh, there's nothing like a tender, steaming scone in the morning. (Pronounced "skawn" like "fawn" or "scone" like "tone" -Webster says either is okay.) They're quick, they're easy, and with a few tips, they are absolutely delectable.

Troubleshooting Machine Bread
Bread machines—wonderful inventions that they are—don't think very well. You and I, when we have a loaf of bread percolating on the counter, can look and say, "My bread is rising a little slowly today. I think I will let it be for another fifteen minutes." Our bread machines go ahead and start the bake cycle anyway. The result is a dense loaf of bread that didn't rise enough.

Better Baking Technique: Is it Done Yet?
The ability to tell when products are baked seems to cause more consternation than almost any other phase of baking. And of course, it is important. Over baked cookies are dry and hard; under baked bread is soggy. But you can get it right. In this article, we will give you the techniques and pointers for baking your goods to perfection.

The Joys of Refrigerator Cookies
Consider refrigerator, or icebox, cookies for the holidays. They can be made up ahead of time-even months ahead-and stored until ready to bake. Baking up those stored refrigerator cookies is mess free, takes little time, and you only need to bake what you need for the moment. Drop cookies are quick cookies; refrigerator cookies are convenient cookies.

Low-Budget Meals In a Minute
Ever go home and look in the fridge only to find it sadly, echoingly empty? Well, look again my friend... there are probably a ton of condiments in there just waiting to be made into a hearty meal. Here are some tasty new recipes I discovered while living on a limited income. Dish up some dinner, liven up lunch, whatever you like. Mmmm!

How to Make a Cajun Roux
The process of preparing Cajun food is in no way hurried and involves a layering of flavors which allows each ingredient to maintain its own identity.

How to Grill Most Any Vegetable You Can Think Of!
Grilling vegetables is easy. The fact that more people don't do it is the strange thing. The general rule is to cut the vegetables into pieces that will cook quickly and evenly.

Weber Grills Reviewed: Quality that Lasts
Barbecuing has long been a favorite pastime for many and the grills people are buying have only become bigger and better as the years go by. But, with so many grills to choose from, how do consumers know which company produces the best? Well, the Weber Grill company has proven itself to be one of the greatest choices when purchasing gas, smoke and charcoal grills. Not only are their products top of the line, but they're made with quality materials and are complete with the latest and greatest inventions in grilling.

Making Homemade Pasta for Dinner Tonight
Homemade pasta cooked al dente (to the teeth), is a chewy and light treat. Here are the simple steps to making fresh pasta for dinner tonight.

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