••••BAKING TIP••••

(Source: Redbookmag.com - August 2015 & courtesy of JIM & Dorie Greenspan-Baking Chez Moi & Google+ photos)

••••STOP OPENING THE OVEN DOOR••••

•Do it only when you have to-to rotate pans, to test for doneness. Your oven drops in temperature when you open the door, and it takes awhile for it to cycle back to temp, which affects baking time. Use the oven light  to check on things. That's why it's there!!

••••WOW!!! WHAT A OVEN!!!

••••BAKING TIP••••

(Source: Redbookmagazine.com August 2015 & courtesy of JIM & Google+ pics & Dorie Greenspan - Baking Chez Moi & clip art.com)

••••BAKING TIP••••

•••TRY THIS TRICK TO PORTION OUT BATTER••••

•For a layer cake, use a ladle and alternate between pans. For muffins, pour the batter into a big measuring cup and portion it out that way. 

•When a cookie recipe calls for, say, 2 tablespoons of butter.  It means exactly that-don't use rounded scoops.

••••HOLIDAY PET TIP••••

(photo-avamag.org & Google+ photos)

••••HOLIDAY PET TIP••••

••••HOLIDAY HEALTH TIP••••

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••••HOLIDAY TIP••••

(photo-organic facts.net & source-foodnetwork.com & newhealthadvisor.com)

••••CRANBERRY TIP••••

••••DO NOT OVERCOOK THE CRANBERRIES OR THEY WILL BECOME BITTER!!!

••••WHEN THE CRANBERRIES POP-IT'S TIME TO STOP!!!

••••MORE HOLIDAY RECIPES TO COME••••

(photo-kappboom wallpaper)

••••THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!!

••••FOOD TIP••••

(photo-google+ & cosmosos.com)

••••WOW!!!