all-American dessert

Concord Grape Sorbet–Beautiful, Easy, Tastes Sublime

November 17, 2015 By Nancy Baggett 20 Comments

I was very excited to come up with this recipe this fall! I love Concord grapes, but in the past often couldn't think of what to do with them. They were always ...

Celebrating Orchard Peaches with a Peach Brown Betty

September 1, 2013 By Nancy Baggett 2 Comments

In honor of the glorious peaches that tempted me at the local farmers' market, I just made a peach brown Betty. It's so good I'm going to make another one as ...

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.