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Easy Gluten Free Thanksgiving Tips
Oh, how do we love Thanksgiving! To share an abundance of food and family is always wonderful Still, minding a gluten-free diet can be a challenge. So! An acrostic poem with suggestions on how to minimize the risk of getting “glutened” when you can’t ensure a 100% gluten-free environment at Thanksgiving dinner. — THANKSGIVING and […]
How to Dine out Gluten-Free
Unless you’re at a 100% gluten-free establishment, eating out gluten-free can be a little intimidating. We’ve been doing it for 30 years and still have to remember to take responsibility for our own health each time we go out. To make the experience a little less daunting, we’ve come up with a few questions to […]
“Are These Common Ingredients Gluten-Free?”
It’s a question we get asked at least a few times daily at the bakery. Well, now you no longer have to wonder! We’ve put together a list of 15 common ingredients and their gluten-free status. Of course, feel free to leave a comment if there are any other ingredients you’re curious about. And as […]
Ceramic, Non-Stick, Stainless Steel: Which Cookware Suits Your Style?
Do you ever find yourself wondering how you could get more out of a single piece of kitchenware? It is always nice to find out that a piece in your kitchen can be used for more than one purpose. Joining Pampered Chef has been a learning experience for me to say the least and so […]
Ceramic, Non-Stick, Stainless Steel: which cookware suits your style?
Do you ever find yourself wondering how you could get more out of a single piece of kitchenware? It is always nice to find out that a piece in your kitchen can be used for more than one purpose. Joining Pampered Chef has been a learning experience for me to say the least and so […]
Cake Decoration 101: Say It On a Ribbon
Writing messages on cakes! A tale as old as time. Do it a bit different, a bit more elegant, by writing it on a ribbon! Plus, it happens to be a much easier, and mistake-free method for getting your message on there. Think about it: you’ve just finished frosting your cake (with the ever-delightful coconut […]
Cake Decoration 101: Ornamenting
>>Decorate Naturally Incorporate fresh flowers, leaves, and fruits into the decoration Use discarded cake and/or cookie crumbs to decorate — they look great around the sides, the edges, and even over the top of the cake Stretching for ideas on how to decorate? Why not toss on sprinkles or berries, and see where they fall […]
Coconut Whipped Cream for Desserts & Cake Frosting
It’s super easy! It’s super delicious! Here’s our little how-to on making coconut whipped cream for desserts, and using it as frosting for cakes (our preferred cake coater!). If it turns into THE dessert, we won’t judge :-] MAKE the Whipped Coconut Cream This is essentially a one ingredient recipe. The ingredient: A Can of […]
Cake Decoration 101: Oh, What a Wet Knife Can Do!
Decades of baking have given us a few tools and experience under our belt (or apron!) to share. One of those is the wonders of a wet knife when manipulating cakes. It offsets the stickiness of frosting and the crumbliness of the cake. Whoever said to use more frosting to cover stray cake crumbs and […]
Wonderize Your Waffles
So you got your Waffle and Pancake Mix (The Little Aussie gluten free version, of course!) and want to make them a little more special. Why not add fruit? nuts? Make your own syrup to pour on top? Discover fun ways to wonderize your waffles. Also adaptable to pancake making! Use caution with the hot […]
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