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Good & Easy Chocolate Satin Glaze–Great for Dressing Up a Valentine’s Treat

February 12, 2013 By Nancy Baggett 8 Comments

There are chocolate glazes, and then there are CHOCOLATE glazes. Some look so luxurious and chocolatey they may precipitate drooling, but, then, sadly, ...

Make Someone’s Day with Molten Lava Chocolate-Raspberry Mini-Cakes

April 29, 2011 By Nancy Baggett 4 Comments

If there’s a special someone on your list or a notable event in the offing, you might want to consider whipping up these extravagant chocolate-raspberry ...

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.