Like Baked Goods? Celebrate National Bicarbonate of Soda Day

[1] Baking soda made it so much easier for breads and cakes to rise (Gemini Photo). [2] The base material, a natural mineral called nahcolite that’s refined into baking soda (photo Rob Lavinsky | CC-BY-SA-3.0º. [3] The world’s most recognized baking soda (photo © Church & Dwight). [4] 1950s Arm & Hammer Baking Soda ad.…
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The 16 Different Types Of Pastry For National Pastry Day

December 9th is National Pastry Day. We consumers might conjure up images of our favorite pastries—apple turnover, cream puff, Danish. And in fact, in a pâtisserie or other professional culinary setting, the term “pastry” can refer to a wide range of elegant and often ornate desserts, confections, and sweet baked goods—which is how most consumers…
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Dandelion Gourmet Chocolate Chips & Chocolate Chips History

[1] A bowl of top-quality chocolate chips from Callebaut. See all the ways to use them here (photo © Coco Dolce). [2a] Chocolate chip ice cream is one of our favorite ways to use chocolate chips, whether the ice cream is chocolate, coffee, cherry, mint, raspberry, or vanilla. Here’s the recipe for this mint chip…
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