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Naturally Beautiful Cookie Decorating the Simply Sensational Way

August 31, 2012 By Nancy Baggett 6 Comments

I have been waiting quite a while for the right moment to post this story. That’s because my editor at Wiley doesn’t want me to talk much about my upcoming ...

How to Use a Marbling Technique to Decorate Valentine’s Cookies, Plus an Icing for All-Natural Food Colors

January 30, 2012 By Nancy Baggett 1 Comment

Recently I posted about my switch from decorating with regular commercial liquid food dyes to all-natural botanical alternatives. I explained here why I think ...

Make Your Own Cookie & Cake Sprinkles–Secrets to a Festive Custom Look

December 12, 2011 By Nancy Baggett 9 Comments

I just made my own cookie and cake decorating sprinkles to use on cookies, cakes, and other sweet treats. And you can, too! They are easy, economical, taste ...

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.