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Say Thanks with Perfect Pumpkin Gifts from the Kitchen

November 20, 2011 By Nancy Baggett 1 Comment

I can't think of anything more appropriate to take a host or hostess for Thanksgiving than a pumpkin-themed gift. The pumpkin is our most enduring symbol of ...

Are My Recipes Good Enough for a Cookbook? Recipe Testers Revealed the Hard Truth

November 16, 2011 By Nancy Baggett 11 Comments

Everybody wants to write a cookbook. A veterinarian once told me this as she probed and prodded my poodle. The UPS man said so as he delivered a cookbook ...

A Smashing Way to Use Up Halloween Pumpkins—Pumpkin-Tomato Bisque

November 8, 2011 By Nancy Baggett 1 Comment

Perhaps it’s the current economic downturn, or a heightened environmental awareness. Or maybe I’m just starting to turn into my paternal grandmother, whom I ...

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.