Diane WatkinsNever Burn The Bottoms of Your Cookies Again! by Monica Brooks If you are like me, you love to bake cookies, but hate the all-too-familiar problem of burning the bottoms. During the past couple of …
Cookie Baking Tips
Cookie Baking Tips by: Michael Paetzold Making better cookies is a lot easier if you understand the difference between the average commercial bakery and the home kitchen. These tips will allow you to make better …
Muffins and Quick Breads
Muffins and quick breads are really the same bread baked in different pans. The secret to making a good muffin or quick bread is in the mixing. The batter should be stirred (never beaten) only until the dry …
How to Make Molten Chocolate Cake
Molten Chocolate Cake (serves 6) Powder sugar for dusting 4 large egg yolks 4 large whole eggs 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 lb. high-quality, bittersweet chocolate, chopped 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp cake flour (plus more …
Decadently Rich Chocolate Truffle Cake
This chocolate truffle cake is perfect for the holidays or a special occasion. It is a little more complicated to make, requiring a filling and a ganache coating, but the results are well worth the …
The Perfect Cake
The Perfect Cake By Diane Watkins The perfect cake is easily recognizable. It’s shape is perfectly symmetrical with a golden brown crust. It has a feathery velvet texture. It is moist and light. The taste …
How to Cook Collard Greens
It seems the last holdouts in my winter garden are collard greens. Believe it or not, even with the weather we have had recently, I still have collards. Well, it is time to begin getting …
Deviled Eggs
Deviled Eggs are making a comeback, and it’s about time! Now that the nutritionists are allowing that perhaps eggs are a good food after all, we are seeing deviled eggs making a comeback. This …
Sweet Potatoes Recipes
I’ve collected all of my favorite sweet potato recipes together here for your enjoyment. I hope you will try these. Sweet potatoes are now classified as a “super food”, although the sugar that Southerners usually …
Easy Southern Grits
In the south, grits go with everything! All Southern cooks should know how to make grits, but unfortunately, this easily dish is being lost . Basic instructions for making all types of grits follow, including …