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Lavender for Sweet Remembrance, Plus a Lavender-Blackberry Syrup

July 18, 2012 By Nancy Baggett 14 Comments

It’s said that aromas can remain with us and trigger memories for a lifetime. I know this is true. I clearly remember the clean, sweet herb scent of lavender ...

Steamy Kitchen’s Jaden Hair Shares Her Secrets to Successful Blogging

July 13, 2012 By Nancy Baggett 8 Comments

As part of my ongoing series of posts called "Secrets to Successful Food Blogging," I'm thrilled to spotlight one of my favorite bloggers--Jaden Hair. Unless ...

Wanna Be a Better Food Writer?—3 Key Writing Exercises to Try

July 5, 2012 By Nancy Baggett 12 Comments

A while back David Leite of Leites Culinaria and I teamed up and had fun teaching a food writing workshop at a BlogHer food bloggers' convention in Atlanta. 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.