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My Kitchen Basics

October 24, 2009

  I cleared out my cooking cupboard and piled everything up on a table… I’m trying to make a point.   I think it’s important you know that you don’t need cabinets full of fancy equipment to make glorious things happen in the kitchen.   I think it’s important you know that I don’t have [...]

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Joy the Baker Answers Part One

February 21, 2009

You mentioned once that you were an English major in college. What did you want to be when you grew up? Did you ever do it? How did you move from English major to Baker Extraordinaire? I was an English major in college. Ironically enough, reading makes me fall asleep. Crazy, right? Somehow I managed [...]

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Mis-en-place

January 13, 2008

French culinary terms always seem snooty and unapproachable to me.  Mis-en-place is no different, but it’s the concept behind the term that’s important.  Translating into “everything in it’s place” the term has everyday baking signifigance.  Simply stated, in American English, “get all your stuff together before the flour starts flying.”  Soften the butter, get the [...]

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