Learning from my mistakes

One of my philosophies I espoused on my home page is this: We can learn from our mistakes.

No matter how much knowledge I have between my culinary education and professional work experiences, there is always room to learn more. . . AND to make more mistakes!

Recently, I took a gamble when buying ingredients for baking [...]

Watching the night light up w/…

Watching the night light up w/ lightning & fireflies. Who needs TV with this spectacle for entertainment?!

I contacted my elected officia…

I contacted my elected officials to help save Ohio libraries and you should too. Find out more: http://bit.ly/B7IJ7

Making peach & blueberry cobbl…

Making peach & blueberry cobbler w/ buttery lemon crust all w/ Splenda for my diabetic dad for Father’s Day. Happy Dad’s Day!! Xoxo

@marabakes Thanks! I’m alread…

@marabakes Thanks! I’m already testing new ideas for the next round of CupcakeCampColumbus I hope you’ll be there, too!

Why is my cake heavy and dense?

Patty Jo asks: I have attempted a hot milk cake recipe 4 times. Every time the end result is a heavy, dense, horrible-tasting cake.  Any suggestions?

BakingSOS says: I have had problems with one of my favorite cake recipes turning out heavy, dense, and even RUBBERY, too. It’s very frustrating, isn’t it? I finally solved the [...]

I have some fresh blueberries …

I have some fresh blueberries & GA peaches. . . must be time to make a cobbler. I LOVE Summer!

@marabakes Nice blog & food ph…

@marabakes Nice blog & food photos. Looks like you have a promising career ahead of you Where did you go to culinary school?

Got some DELICIOUS Georgia pea…

Got some DELICIOUS Georgia peaches today. Only problem: we ate them so fast, I couldn’t bake anything with them! Back for more tomorrow!

I should’ve seen from the ingr…

I should’ve seen from the ingredient list that the cake required the creaming method……I didn’t need recipe to tell me when to add sugar!