Saw these silicone muffin cups, and it brings up a recent debate here. We’ve always used paper muffin cups, but were debating whether it would be better to spray oil in a standard muffin tin. We hadn’t decided, but now there is this third option. So here’s the question: should we minimize silicone, paper or [...]
The Seattle PI tells us that diet sodas may “make us fat,” but more oddly, CNN indicates candy manufacturers are starting to include things like caffeine, ginseng, and guarana in their products. I like the fact that the link at CNN has “fitness candy” as the descriptor. “People need to realize if they haven’t been [...]
We’ve started baking our own bread, mostly because it is interesting, and we use exactly the kind of flour we want; it is hard to find good premade whole wheat challah, even at Fresh Fields. RecipeZaar has a decent challah recipe we’re modifying. We make four or so loaves at once, and freeze most of [...]