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The Italian bakery explained: A guide to every cookie and pastry

The typical Italian bakery can be overwhelming experience. Here's the ultimate guide to every item.

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Choose choux for tasty pastries and bakery savories

I believe in miracles. How else can you explain a process that turns just a few common ingredients — flour, milk, butter, salt and eggs — into a dough that puffs up when it cooks, leaving a large, fillable hole tantalizingly in the center?And not only that, but the resulting baked good is as light and golden and inviting, an unobtrusive foundation for whatever filling you choose.

10 Mistakes Everyone Makes When Buying Bread

The secret to the perfect piece of toast? Buying the right bread, of course.

What goes into a billionaire's wedding cake?

No expense was spared when it came to Irene Kogan's London wedding - and that included the cake. Guests of the billionaire's granddaughter tucked into a ten-tier creation decorated with edible gold.

6 DIY Cupcake And Cake Toppers For New Year Parties

Hosting a New Year’s party this year? Here’s a roundup that features some cool cake and cupcake toppers that are ideal for New Year’s parties

Which Vegan Coffee Shop Pastry Are You?

Improving Energy Efficiency in Low-Income Communities

Low-income households have a disproportionately high energy burden. These advances in low-income weatherization program design can help.

Prepared puff pastry makes anything fancy

I recently confessed my affection for appetizers and also my habitual overindulgence of such savory, little bites, regardless of season. But my latest food-section column acknowledged that crafting a variety of hot canapés for your holiday parties can be more time-consuming than baking Christmas cookies. That’s why I typically limit my hot-appetizer offerings to just one against a backdrop of crudité and crostini with homemade dip and a room-temperature snack that can be nibbled by the handful.

Basic Kitchen Supplies Every Pastry Chef Needs

Wondering where to buy basic chef tools at affordable rates? We have a stock of chef supplies and wholesale sweets and chocolates to help you with baking.

Baking and Pastry: Is it Worth it to Earn a Degree?

Interested in baking and pastry but not sure if going to school is the best option for you? Here are just some of the advantages of formal education in baking and pastry arts!

Tips for Working with and Storing Puff Pastry

Got a box of puff pastry in the freezer? Learn how to thaw it, bake it and troubleshoot in case you find yourself asking, "why didn't my puff pastry rise?"

Medieval Europeans Didn't Have Tupperware, They Had Pastry Coffins

The barely edible container was the progenitor of pie.

8 Baking Hacks to Steal from Pastry Chefs

Find out how frozen butter, lemon-lime soda and your oven light can make baking more successful.

Here Are Four Ways To Make Incredibly Beautiful Desserts With Puff Pastry