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The REAL First Thanksgiving Celebration, Plus a Fine Squash Side Dish

November 25, 2013 By Nancy Baggett 4 Comments

Many Americans know and love the romanticized story of what we now refer to as the first Thanksgiving. I used to have such pleasant, if sappy, notions myself, ...

Behind the Scenes at the Eating Well Holiday Cookie Photo Shoot

November 6, 2013 By Nancy Baggett 5 Comments

I have been waiting and waiting .... and waiting to show you these pics. And ta-da, now I can! They were all taken during a photo shoot for my cookie story ...

A Fine Pumpkin Cookie, Plus Some Very Gratifying Praise

October 24, 2013 By Nancy Baggett 3 Comments

In a blog post a while back, I mentioned that my very first submission to the Washington Post was almost turned down due to my recipes. The food editor at the ...

Welcome to KitchenLane! It’s a comfortable place where I create, thoroughly test, and photograph recipes for my cookbooks and blog. All my recipes are original, not adaptations from others. I trained as a pastry chef, so many offerings are desserts and baked goods. Some are also healthful, savory dishes I contribute to healthy eating publications. My recipes are always free of artificial dyes, flavorings, and other iffy additives, which I won’t serve my family—or you! Instead, dishes feature naturally flavorful, colorful ingredients including fresh herbs, berries, edible flowers, and fruits, many from my own suburban garden or local farmers’ markets. Since lots of readers aspire to write cookbooks, I also blog on recipe writing and editing and other helpful publishing how-to info accumulated while authoring nearly 20 well-received cookbooks over many years.