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Baker’s Challenge Gluten Free Recipe Contest

Baker’s Challenge Gluten Free Recipe Contest

Calling all gluten-free “start with a baking mix” bakers! Betty Crocker® is hosting a Baker’s Challenge Gluten Free Recipe Contest. The winning recipe will be the most creative and inspired gluten-free holiday recipe made with a Betty Crocker Gluten Free dessert mix or Bisquick®Gluten Free baking mix. What ’s more, I’ll be hosting a yummy gluten free giveaway on June 20th to celebrate Betty Crocker’s first ever Gluten Free Baking contest! Authoring the food blog Are You Hungry has led me to discover a wide variety of communities, blogs, and networks passionate about food. Moreover, midlife women, mom bloggers, and foodie experts alike partake in the gluten free lifestyle. Whether their basis is overall improved health, gluten sensitivity, allergy, or the more severe gluten syndrome, baking gluten free has captured the foodie spotlight! The skinny on the contest: Now through June 30th, visit www.glutenfreely.com/bakerschallenge for the chance to win a Grand Prize of $5,000. The grand prizewinner will also have the possibility to be...

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Great Deals on Great Meals $25 Publix Gift Card

Great Deals on Great Meals $25 Publix Gift Card

With the school year almost over, it is the ideal time for simple meal solutions. Publix and the Big G (General Mills) are bringing families together with the “Great Deals on Great Meals” Savings event! Nothing brings a family together more than a home cooked meal. Publix makes it easy to keep up those smiling faces around the dinner table! Yummy meal ideas that everyone will enjoy are just a click away. From May 12th through May 29th, visit GreatDealsOnGreatMeals.com to download $10.80 in coupons* valid exclusively at Publix. *Coupons are valid from May 9, 2011 through May 29, 2011. Gather great savings on favorite brands perhaps to turn out an easy Pasta Night, Pillsbury® Ready to Bake!™ cookies for dessert, or simply stock up on featured products the family enjoys. Featured products include Yoplait Yogurt, Honey Nut Cheerios, Hellmann’s Mayonnaise, and Progresso Soup, to name just a few! Great Meal Ideas An avid baker of easy dessert and yogurt enthusiast,...

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Hand Decorated Brownie Pops

Hand Decorated Brownie Pops

Are these not the most adorable and unique treat on a stick ever? I adore brownies and bake them often.  My favorite brownie recipe, Best Brownies, is quick and easy to bake but looks nothing like these sweet Brownie Pops! Cherry Moon Farms hand-decorates these brownie cuties transforming them into gourmet chocolate masterpieces. The company combines these Brownie Pops with their famous hand-dipped strawberries creating a unique gift combination for your special someone. Cherry Moon Farms also offers elegant truffle pops with fancy berries almonds, coconut, and even extra drizzles along with brownies, cakes, and cookies by Mrs. Fields. Any combination of these will most definitely be an exquisite gift, not to mention a lasting memory! The brownie pops and chocolate gifts start at about $30.00. The affordable price tag is designed to allow for sending these handmade sweets and chocolate gifts to more family and friends. Cherry Moon Farms Gifts aims to meet all online customers requested delivery dates....

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Bisquick Easy Sweet Baking Recipes

Bisquick Easy Sweet Baking Recipes

Bisquick has been around since 1931. According to General Mills, “Bisquick remained trusted by cooks of all sorts, for all kinds of recipes: biscuits, pancakes, casseroles, pies, stews, and more.” Bisquick is truly a time saver for working moms, I can attest to that fact. A pound of lean ground beef, tomato sauce, cheese, spices, and of course, Bisquick can provide a family meal in 30 minutes or less. The Italian Bake is a family favorite. Using the biscuit recipe on the Bisquick box, mix enough batter to cover the bottom of a 9 x 11 greased baking dish. Bake in 350 preheated oven for 8-10 minutes. Meanwhile, cook up the ground beef with tomato sauce and season with Italian spices. Top the prebaked Bisquick base with the ground beef mix and sprinkle with Parmesan, Mozzarella, or other cheeses. Bake until golden and bubbly. Serve with a fresh green salad.   Midlife has unfolded a new cooking direction for...

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St. Patrick’s Day | Family Food Fun

St. Patrick’s Day | Family Food Fun

Everyone claims to be a tad bit Irish on St. Patrick’s Day right? Being truly part Irish, a member of Verybestbaking.com, and a huge chocolate fan, sharing this easy mint pie recipe was almost obligatory! Mix It Up with Jenny is a twice-monthly column featuring quick and easy-to prepare recipes and baking tips. Jenny Harper is Consumer Test Kitchen Project Manager for the Nestlé Test Kitchens and VeryBestBaking.com. This month Jenny Harper suggests celebrating all things Irish with these simple ideas: –For the table, have the kids make some shamrock napkin rings and Irish flag placemats out of construction paper. Sprinkle some green confetti on the table and use a potted shamrock plant as a centerpiece. –Have a traditional Irish dinner with Irish stew and Soda Bread, a Shepherd’s Pie or, of course, Corned Beef and Cabbage. –For dessert, try this festive “Lucky You” Mint Pie. The creamy combination of mint and chocolate is so good that it’s bound...

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Bake Some Love – Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies

Bake Some Love – Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies

Very Best Baking, a Nestle website, is providing a fun holiday experience. The theme n the front page is Bake some love for Santa! A new holiday baking recipe is available daily. In addition, there is a Nestle Toll House coupon to print along with colorful holiday place mats meant for Santa’s cookies and milk! Oh my, how cute is that!  Another fun part of the Bake Some Love theme is sharing your own story. There you can post your own answer to Who Would You Bake Some Love™ For? Today’s Bake Some Love recipe were these cute and delicious chocolate gingerbread cookies. Chocolate Gingerbread Boys and Girls Ingredients 2 cups (12-ounce package) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels,divided 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 1/2 cup molasses 1/4 cup water 1 container (16 ounces) prepared vanilla frosting, colored as desired, or colored icing in tubes Directions MICROWAVE 1 1/2 cups morsels in medium, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on...

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Silicone or Metal Baking Pans?

Silicone or Metal Baking Pans?

There is much controversy surrounding the right type of baking pan. Silicone baking pans were introduced many years ago. Searching Google resulted in articles dated back to 2004, which primarily discussed the ease of use and safety of silicone as it related to baking and cooking utensils. The majority of silicone baking information was initially favorable. Spatulas with a 500-degree safety rating along with baking mats proved to be the most popular products. Presently there is a vast difference in the opinions surrounding silicone bake ware. Many say it alters the flavor, cooks unevenly, and is unsafe while others say the complete opposite. Silicone or Metal Brownie Pan Comparison Vowing to improve my baking skills and knowledge in 2010 along with the desire to form my own opinion prompted this baking pan comparison. My family love brownies and suggested trying an individual brownie pan after seeing a commercial on television. Buying one sounded like a reasonable idea especially since...

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