Tips & Advice
Below you will find helpful information to assist you with your baking needs. Click on one of the quick links below to go to that section on this page.
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Cake Decorating, Baking & Candy Tips & Information
Old-Fashioned and Quick-Cooking Oats
Tips for Successful Homemade Ice Cream
Tips Using Ice Cubes in Frozen Beverages
Oven, Beef Cooking Time, Bakeware & Ingredient Substitution, & Equivalent Amount Charts
Cooking Time Chart For Roasting Beef
Internal Temperature Cooking Chart for Meat
& Seafood
Oven Temperature Conversion Chart
Baking Terms & Abbreviations
Baking Measurement Abbreviations
Cake Decorating Suppliers & Online Resources
Cake Decorating Suppliers & Online Resources
Baking Techniques
Blind Baking (Pre-Baking) A Pie Crust
Water Bath Method Instructions
How To...
How to Choose The Tastiest Ripe Watermelons
How to Crush Peppermint Candies or Candy Canes
How to Remove Seeds from Tomatoes
How to Remove Skins and Toast Hazelnuts
How to Take the Mess Out of Avocados
How to Toast and Color Coconut
About Flour
Sugar
How To Make Confectioners’ Sugar
(Powdered or Icing Sugar)
All About Eggs
Fruit
Peach Measures, Equivalents and Substitutions
Selecting the Best Strawberries
How to Preserve Strawberries Until Using
Storing and Preparing Strawberries
Strawberry Nutritional Information
Strawberry Measures, Equivalents, and
Substitutions
Selecting The Tastiest Ripe Watermelon
Handling and Storing Watermelon
Baking & Cooking
Buying from Bulk Bins Saves Cents, Makes Sense
High Quality Food Doesn't Necessarily Come with
a High Price Tag
Tips From a Pro: Home Baking for Professional
Results
Celebrating the Holiday's
Beat the 'Holiday Bulge' by Making Smart
Nutritional Decisions
Become the Ultimate Cookie Exchange Host
Easy Tips for Throwing a Fun and Safe Holiday
Party
Fun Ways to Create Lasting Family Traditions
Keep it Simple on Valentine's Day: Host a Fun
Dinner with Friends or Family
Save Money While Hosting Smashing Family
Gatherings
Simple Tips For Elegant Holiday Hosting
Spruce Up Your Holiday Entertaining
Tips to Make Holiday Cookie Baking Go Smoothly
Family Activities
Family Cookbooks Keep Cooking Memories Alive
Got Kids Bored by Winter? Get Them Cooking
Family Mealtime
Comfort Food Season has Arrived
Convenient Comfort Foods Warm the Winter
Months
Easy Meals for Under $10 Get You Back into Fall
Routines
Rediscovering the Joys of Shared Meals
Healthier Lifestyle
10 Reasons to Fall in Love with Potatoes
A Slice of Nutrition Advice on Wheat
Easy Ways to Center Your Diet on Foods That Help
Keep You Healthy
Fruit: The Secret Weapon in Parents' Nutritional
Arsenal
Get Back to Healthy Nutrition Basics
Have a Heart and Serve Quick-to-Fix Healthy
Treats
Mood Foods to Beat the Winter Blues
Reduced Sodium Doesn't Have to Mean Reduced
Flavor
Start the New Year with a Healthy Approach to
Eating
The Benefits of Dieting: Not Just Weight Loss
The Lean Protein That Can Help Save You From
The Holiday Spread In 2010
Seasonal Baking & Cooking
Cake Planning and Preparation
Baking Times, Batter Amounts & Number
of Servings
Party Cake Batter Amounts & Baking Times
Chart for 2" Deep Pans
Party Cake Batter Amounts & Baking Times
Chart for 3" Deep Pans
Wedding Cake Batter Amounts & Baking
Times Chart for 2" Deep Pans
Wedding Cake Batter Amounts & Baking
Times Chart for 3" Deep Pans
Wedding Cake Batter Amounts & Baking
Times Chart for Beveled Pans
Placing Filling Between Layers
Covering the Cake with Rolled Fondant
Cake Decorating Ideas
Holiday Cakes & Gingerbread House Ideas
Wedding, Anniversary & Bridal Shower Cake Ideas
Icing Preparation
Cupcake Making Basics
Candy Making Basics
Preparing Chocolate for Dipping
Tempering Chocolate for Dipping
Fudge Making Basics
Tips For Making The Perfect Fudge
Storing & Freezing Homemade Fudge
Sugar Molding
Cookie Making Basics
Cookie Tips For Baking The Perfect Cookie
Brownie Making Basics
Brownie Tips For Baking The Perfect
Brownie
Pie Making Basics
Blind Baking (Pre-Baking) A Pie Crust
Cobblers
Cobblers, Crisps, Crumbles, Buckle, Pandowdy's,
Brown Betty's, Grunt, Slumps and Sonkers
Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts
July is National Ice Cream Month
Storing And Handling Ice Cream
Tips for Successful Homemade Ice Cream
Bread Basics
Bread Machine Tips for Success
How to Test or Proof Yeast -- Testing Yeast for
Freshness or to See if it is Active
Sweeteners Used in Bread Making
Using Chocolate and Cocoa in Your Bread Machine
Using Fruits and Vegetables in Bread
Using Herbs and Spices in Bread
Slicing and Storing Homemade Bread