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Category Archives: baking
How and Why One Busy California Family Got Started Baking
What’s better than seeing kids deeply engaged in learning skills that’ll enrich them for a lifetime? Baking is just such a skill. But with so many activity options in school and out, why bake? Sofia Votava, an Orange Co. Girl … Continue reading
A Must on the 2019 Baking Bucket List
Bread home bakers and bloggers, age 18 or older at this time, from all over the U.S. are entering the National Festival of Breads. Have you considered it? The entry deadline is January 22, so gather your favorite bread ingredients and … Continue reading
NAMA and HBA Join CDC in Reminding Families About Safe Baking Practices this Holiday Season
Don’t Eat Raw Flour, Dough or Batter and Wash Utensils and Hands with Hot Soap and Water (Arlington, VA – December 13, 2018) It’s the most wonderful time of the year again, and the companies that provide consumers and restaurants with … Continue reading
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Tagged food handling safety, food safety, holiday baking
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Bite-sized Baking for Friends and Family
‘Tis the season for so much that is so good to be shared with so many. We enjoy serving up wonderful meals, gifts and moments. However, with the challenges of finding a healthy balance, focusing on moderation, and tracking down … Continue reading
Pilgrim Bread
I’ll keep this short to allow you time to bake what is one of the tried-and-true breads of my life—Pilgrim Bread. The original recipe—splattered and worn—is in my More-with-Less Cookbook by Doris Janzen Longacre. This bread is great baked in … Continue reading
Sculpting Bread Dough for Seasonal Decor
With seasonal décor flooding the stores, do you ever imagine sculpting your own decorations from bread dough? For ideas on how to accomplish this, the 2018 Kansas Wheat Commission recipe book features over thirty bread sculptures. The Kansas Wheat staff … Continue reading
What September Brings to the Table
September offers a bounty of great baking ideas and resources. Three of my favorites this fall include the Whole Grains Council’s Deal of the Day specials for Whole Grains Month. I may need to speak for myself, but I plan … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, facs, family and consumer science, food safety education, Home Baking Association, homebaking, sharon davis, spotwholegrain, whole grain, whole grains month
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Baking Math for Families and Young Children
To help my children with math, I had to find where math had its groove in our life—where it was applied and practical. I didn’t want to pass on my math fears! Because I teach baking, we used simple math … Continue reading
Bake to Build Learning with Special Needs Children
Summer vacations are coming with teachers and students both glad AND hopeful. Teachers HOPE their students will USE summer time with their parents, grands, friends and sibs to keep learning. Students are GLAD to have creative learning opportunities. Baking is … Continue reading
Bake to Savor those May Celebrations!
With the first brave rhubarb and asparagus pushing up in my garden comes the absolute confidence there will be a bounty of brunches. May has its way of making that happen. From May Day to Memorial it’s one great opportunity … Continue reading