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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 →

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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 →

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Dining In Day is Just Around the Corner

The Annual Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) Day, “Dining In” for Healthy Families campaign is just around the corner–Monday, Dec. 3rd! As a member of an organization in the Family & Consumer Science profession, which leads advocacy efforts for the field, your involvement … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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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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 →

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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 →

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Bake for Locally Made Benefits

For all the cooks and bakers that have gone before me among family and friends, I doubt even one of them thought about their handiwork being “locally made,” or “earth-friendly.” The carbon-reducing benefits of the “home chef” were tremendous as … Continue reading →

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Today is Whole Grain Sampling Day

What if there were one day when, everywhere you went, there were opportunities to try delicious whole grain foods? You’d stop into the cafeteria at your workplace, and you’d be oﬀered a taste of quinoa salad. Your teenager would duck … Continue reading →

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