Confession time: This is what my sink looked like Saturday morning: Please, don't judge me....at least the dishes were done. Anyway, when the tarnished state of our sink finally struck me I had nothing to clean it with...no Comet, no Softscrub, nothing. Then I thought of baking soda. So I sprinkled (okay, poured) some in the sink and rubbed it in with a dish towel ...
Tuesday Tips
Tuesday’s Tip: Really Pretty Red Icing
I have always hated making red icing...or should I say "trying to make red icing"? The color never seemed to come out right...until now. Thanks to Bridget I now not only know how to make royal icing, I know how to make it red, and the simple secret is: Americolor Super Red Gel Coloring. It works so quickly, adds no funny flavor...I love it! Really, if you need to dye something ...
How to bake a perfect cupcake….
While I may be very much into symmetry when it comes to wall hangings, furniture arrangement and things I doodle while waiting in the doctor's office, I'm not so into details that I ever manage to bake things evenly. The problem doesn't lie in the temperature of the oven or the length of time things cook; it usually has more to do with the fact that I seldom ever seem to ...
Tuesday’s Tip: When you need a double boiler…
Somehow, in my kitchen full of dishes (and there are A LOT of dishes in my kitchen), I do not have a double boiler. It's really kind of funny considering how many cooking utensils and gadgets I've been given over the years because no one has ever thought to give me one. Probably because I've never asked. And, the reason for that is the fact that, although many recipes "require" a double boiler, ...