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What’s Up with Faux Food Soaps–Do YOU Wanna Lather Up with a Fried Egg Bar?

July 23, 2011 By Nancy Baggett 5 Comments

A peculiar culinary-related trend is happening now--soaps shaped, scented, and even flavored to look exactly like various foods. I'm not talking soaps that ...

Secrets to a Fabulously Refreshing Summer Carrot Soup–Fresh Dill & Chives

July 16, 2011 By Nancy Baggett 7 Comments

I grew up in an herbless household. Except for crème de menthe in our liquor cabinet and lavender sachets in my mother’s dresser drawers, I never encountered ...

Random Stuff I Ate at the Fancy Food Show

July 12, 2011 By Nancy Baggett 2 Comments

If you're one who believes in limiting the number of different foods in the stomach at once, don't ever go to the Fancy Food Show. The current summer event, ...

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.