Are you a newbie baker? Did you just buy your first oven and are ready to get baking? Before you start your first baking project, however, here is some useful baking advice to help your first batch of cookies or cupcakes be the big ...

Once you use one of these smart kitchen gadgets, you'll never prepare your ingredients the same way again! Not only will you find these gadgets super useful in your everyday cooking and weekend baking projects, but these are also super affordable. One gadget ...

Always wanted to learn from the best in the industry? This weekend is your chance: Chef Antonio Bachour is taking his modern French patisserie expertise to Manila! Chef Bachour is a  multi-awarded pastry chef who also named one of the top ten ...

Learning how to cook can be as varied as an experience depending on one’s culinary goal. Whether the end goal is to learn to be a home cook, a pastry expert, or a professional chef, choosing a culinary school can be daunting ...

Hello, fellow home baker! We get it—there are many kinds of cake frosting out there, and sometimes it’s difficult to gauge which ones will work best for your cake. Will buttercream melt at room temperature? Will ganache hold out in your outdoor party? ...

Baking is a little bit trickier than cooking: roast chickens and potato salads don’t need precise measurements or strict rules that directly affect the chemistry between the ingredients used in the dish. Be a better baker by knowing these tips and secrets by heart, ...

To churn out crisp-on-the-outside, chewy-on-the-inside chocolate chips or a batch of snappy, buttery shortbread, one must be prepared with the essential cookie baking gear. If you’re a humble home baker switching on that oven for the first time, these are the perfect ...

Learn how to test if your baking powder is still active, make evenly-sized cookies, and more simple hacks to make baking easier and more fun!CLICK HERE for more BAKING TIPS & TRICKS  ...

The thing that makes baking so great is that it’s a mix between art and science. This is also the thing that tends to scare newcomers from actually learning how to bake. The precise measurements and timings, hot ovens and bakers’ lingo ...

Make sure you use a measuring cup for dry ingredients. Scooping the flour with your measuring cup packs the flour in so it's best to have a spoon handy to aerate the flour in the container and scoop it into your measuring ...

Always wanted to make pie? Get started with our step-by-step guide on how to make a pie crust.   ...

Salty peanut butter and rich dark chocolate are the perfect match! Bookmark this recipe: it's perfect for afternoon snacks and holiday giveaways. Here's to make them:What you need: 300 grams dark chocolate1/2 cup peanut butter1/4 cup instant oatmeal2 tablespoons confectioner’s sugar1 tablespoon ...

Thinking about learning how to bake? Or looking to step up your cake-baking game? We've rounded up lessons, tips and secrets you need to know to make your best batch of cookies or that show-stopping cake yet! Pantry Essentials and Equipment Starting ...

Here are some ingredient substitutions that might come in handy the next time you find yourself in a baking fix: 1 cup cake flour  =  1 cup minus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour1 cup all-purpose flour =  1 cup plus 2 tablespoons cake ...

Never underestimate the cinnamon roll: soft, buttery, with just the right amount of spice and sugar, these baked treats (better when eaten fresh out out of the oven!) make breakfast or afternoon snacks so much better.  Learn to make them at home ...

                                       Make these pretty Parisian pastries at home! Click to find our list of macaron recipesFor a visual step-by-step guide on how to make macarons, click on the slideshow. Bonne chance!Photography by Patrick Martires  | Recipe courtesy of the International School ...