Hi Friends, My mom was ahead of her time when she engaged in a little DIY aversion therapy with my pre-teen self. One day, I asked if I could make a full batch of Butterscotch Refrigerator Cookies purely to eat the dough. After a moment of hesitation, she said, “Go right ahead.” So I did… and I ate most of it right on the spot. Not surprisingly, I never made that recipe again. These days I stick to cookies I actually enjoy baked—one at a time, mostly 😉—like my Slice and Bake Coconut...

Hi Friends, If you’re planning to make rolls this Thanksgiving, especially from an old family recipe, here’s a quick PSA before the flour starts flying. Many of those heirloom recipes are long on love and tradition but short on modern measurements—and definitely not written with bread machines in mind. Don’t let that stop you. Just keep these two things in mind as you adapt them. 1) Watch the flour amount. Most bread machines (except 3-lb machines) can't handle more than 4-4½ cups of flour....

Have you ever tasted something fresh for the first time and wondered why you spent years settling for the packaged version? That was me the day I walked into a Middle Eastern grocery store and bought a bag of warm pita bread. The package was still steamy, and I suddenly understood what pita was supposed to be. Store-bought pita can’t hold a candle to the homemade kind. My brand-new recipe for Bread Machine Pita Bread (with an optional oatmeal twist!) is finally live. Your bread machine...