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Wednesday May 16, 2012

Thank The Patron Saint Of Bakers For This Cake Today

The author pauses to photograph the St. Honore cake before she digs in. Deena Prichep hide caption

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Deena Prichep

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Thank The Patron Saint Of Bakers For This Cake Today

May 16, 2012 • Pictures of Saint Honore or (Saint Honoratus) from church iconography reinforce his baker background. He's holding his wooden peel, often with a few delicious-looking loaves of crusty French bread nearby.

Thursday December 22, 2011

Disposable Pans Can Cook More Than The Christmas Goose

Beware of throw-away aluminum roasting pans, burn doctors say. James Bo Insogna/iStockphoto.com hide caption

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Disposable Pans Can Cook More Than The Christmas Goose

December 22, 2011 • Burn specialists suggest extra caution when wrestling sizzling meat and drippings from the oven in a disposable aluminum pan. One burn center has seen a spike in grease-related burns around the holidays because of the pans.

Thursday October 20, 2011

A Coconut Cake From Emily Dickinson: Reclusive Poet, Passionate Baker

A daguerreotype of Emily Dickinson, taken in 1846.

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Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

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A Coconut Cake From Emily Dickinson: Reclusive Poet, Passionate Baker

October 20, 2011 • Emily Dickinson discussed baking in many of her letters — evincing both her trademark wit and a zest for life that belies the common image of her as a depressed figure.

Wednesday September 21, 2011

Seeing Baking Ingredients From A Swedish Angle

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Seeing Baking Ingredients From A Swedish Angle

September 21, 2011 • Swedish superstore Ikea makes baking ingredients look like sculptures in a promotional book designed to help sell kitchen appliances.

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