Hey friends❣️ Snacking on cookie dough used to be an innocent perk of baking ~ lick the spoon, sneak a bite, no second thoughts. Then came the food-safety wake-up calls. First, raw eggs (Salmonella). Later, and more surprisingly, raw flour, after E. coli outbreaks in the 2000s showed that flour itself can carry harmful bacteria. Home cooks tried heating their own flour, but the FDA has since warned that this isn’t a reliable solution. Only commercially heat-treated flour is considered truly...

Hey friends❣️ Cold enough for ya? When I’m hunkered down for a chilly weekend I usually bake, but this time I changed things up and made yogurt instead. This is the high-protein homemade yogurt I learned to make in my very first restaurant job, and I’ve been making it ever since. Even if you don’t think you love yogurt, give this a try ~ it’s creamy and mild, not sharp or harsh, and naturally high in protein. And then there’s the viral 2-Ingredient Japanese “Cheesecake” ~ one of the rare...

Hey friends❣️ I've got a fun one for you today, this tender pound cake is easy to whip up and it's such a thrill to cut open a blood orange. A couple of tablespoons of that antioxidant rich juice makes the prettiest glaze ever. Blood Orange Pound Cake If you're in a pound cake mood, I have lots more pound cakes, simple loaf cakes, and quick breads on the site. They’re the kind of recipes you can make without much planning and I can usually count on having the ingredients on hand. what you're...