Delicious homemade cider donuts
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Apple Cider Donuts: Fry and Doneness Temps for a Fall Treat

When the rage of the summer sun passes and the air begins to crisp and cool, my mind always wanders to apples. I love going to an orchard and picking my own, tasting the several varieties as I go along, or buying freshly-pressed, chilled cider from a local farm or roadside stand. And the thought…

A perfect burger with a perfect bun
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Homemade Hamburger Bun Recipe, Because the Best Burgers Deserve the Best Buns

I am, either by nature or by nurture, prone to hyperbole—especially when it comes to food. If I don’t pay attention to what I’m saying (or typing) I tend toward the grandiose. You may have noticed this in some of my blog articles. So, fully cognizant of that fact, I want to be very clear…

temping the cookies
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Cakes, Breads, Custards, and More: Doneness Temperatures for Baked Goods

There are few smells as good as the smells made by homemade baked goods. And there are few disappointments so full of treachery like cutting into a beautiful lavender-glazed blueberry-lemon poundcake to find the center is still doughy—it’s the things we do to ourselves that hurt the most, right? Did you know that baked goods…