There's a well-worn saying in the culinary world -- "Cooking is an art, baking is a science." That isn't to say that cooking doesn't involve a fair amount of science ...

There’s an episode of the late-’90s PBS series “Baking With Julia” that features Berkeley-based pastry chef Alice Medrich (in some circles, fondly referred to as the Queen of Chocolate) and one of her ...

This simple rustic whole wheat sourdough bread recipe with milled flour requires simple ingredients that yield an abundance ...

In many people's pantries, there are a few kinds of flour. All-purpose flour seems to take precedence over the others in everyday cooking and baking. Some of the other flours end up neglected until ...

Hello to all of our faithful readers. This week, I would like to rerun a couple recipes that some of you have been asking about. Next week I’ll be filling you in on more of what is happening in the ...

Muffins are like a baker’s delicious shorthand. Mixed in minutes, baked in about the time it takes to make a pot of coffee, the rows of little cakes can come out of the oven and straight to the ...