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Carroll's Desserts / Baking Blog April 2007 Archive

By Carroll Pellegrinelli, About.com Guide to Desserts / Baking since 1997

Peanut Butter Cookies

Saturday April 28, 2007
So if you had to guess, would you consider Peanut Butter Cookies to be a Drop Cookie, a Refrigerator/Icebox Cookie or a Molded Cookie. Actually, these cookies are a combination ... Read More

General Directions for Making Drop-Cookies

Friday April 27, 2007
I don't know about you, but on more than one occasion, I've gotten a cookie recipe that didn't have the complete instructions. Luckily, I can usually figure out what to ... Read More

Even More Strawberry Recipes

Thursday April 26, 2007
Each year when my daughter and I pick strawberries, it's always the same story. The berries barely last long enough for me to make something with them. Freshly picked, ripe ... Read More

Strawberry Shortcake

Tuesday April 24, 2007
Last Saturday night, I took this dessert to our monthly Supper Club. I'll admit it; I got a less-than-enthusiastic response when they heard that I had brought Strawberry Shortcake. They ... Read More

Sugar Cookie Making Photos

Saturday April 21, 2007
Just a couple of months ago while I was wandering around an antique shop, I found a cookie cutter in the shape of the Girl Scout pin. I've been dying ... Read More

Cookies Say Comfort to Me

Friday April 20, 2007
There are just some days that only having a cookie can make it better. I'm not sure it's the actual eating or the fantastic aroma you get when baking them. ... Read More

Speaking of Measuring Flour

Wednesday April 18, 2007
Ok I'll admit it, the last food scale I owned was pretty old and very inaccurate. I just love my new toy. It's a Escali Pana Digital Scale. Not ... Read More

Working with Flour

Monday April 16, 2007
The way flour is measured could effect the outcome of baked goods. Here are are few tips to help get the best possible baking results. How to Measure FlourTip for Measuring ... Read More

Looking for a Recipe?

Saturday April 14, 2007
Have you been in the Desserts and Baking Forum lately? Just the other day Grumpyboots posted: "I would like to know if anyone has the ingredients for a sponge cake ... Read More

New Product - Del Monte® Fruit ChillersTM

Friday April 13, 2007
Ever since that first week-long stay in Cancun, Mexico, I have been in love with mangos. I just love their sweet, but not-to-sweet and somewhat tart flavor. Well, Del Monte® ... Read More

French Toast

Wednesday April 11, 2007
There's nothing like making a little French toast to help someone feel special. This article starts with the basic recipe for making French Toast to experimenting with ingredients and the ... Read More

Fruit Salads

Monday April 9, 2007
Need just a little something to go with all of those Easter leftovers? How about one of these simple, yet very tasty, fruit salads?AmbrosiaMandarin Orange SaladPretzel SaladWatergate Salad Photo © 2007 ... Read More

Christos Anesti - Christ Has Risen

Sunday April 8, 2007
Happy Easter everyone! I am so lucky. Not only do I get to eat my favorite Easter meal including ham and sweet potatoes, but I also get to have roasted ... Read More

Mom's Piña Colada Cake

Saturday April 7, 2007
This is the dessert I'm making for our Easter Brunch. Have you decided on which dessert you're making? Still looking for ideas?Springtime CakesEaster Desserts Photo © 2007 Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to ... Read More

Macaroons

Tuesday April 3, 2007
If you've got these 6 ingredients and a half an hour, or so, of your time, you too can make these delectable Macaroons.Or you could try these similar recipes:Chocolate MacaroonsPassover ... Read More

Passover Begins at Sundown Tonight

Monday April 2, 2007
The challenge in making desserts during Passover is keeping kosher. Part of keeping Kosher is the avoidance of flour (except matzo) and any foods that contain leavening agents, like yeast ... Read More

Even More Strawberry Recipes

Monday April 2, 2007
Each year when my daughter and I pick strawberries, it's always the same story. The berries barely last long enough for me to make something with them. Freshly picked, ripe ... Read More

Coloring Easter Eggs

Sunday April 1, 2007
Lost that recipe? Can't find the directions to the egg-dying kit? Here are the simple instructions on dying hard boiled eggs for Easter. Plus I've added a few extra fancy ... Read More

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