Grudge Match: Betty and Duncan vs. The Contessa October 1, 2009

   Baking mixes. Gourmet or Not? Let’s discuss. I grew up thinking real baking came from a box of Betty Crocker or Duncan Hines. “I made this cake” meant “I added two eggs and a ¼ cup of milk to a box of powdered stuff and followed the rest of the directions on the box.” [...]

I am King Kong September 16, 2009

There is a little company tucked away in Oklahoma who, from here, I can make out the clickety clack cadence of “I think I can, I think I can”. And in thinking they can, they did, by producing the best pepper jam in the universe.