cookie decorating

Cookie Piping 101-Piping with a Plastic Zip-Lock Bag

October 17, 2013 By Nancy Baggett 3 Comments

Have you ever admired the eye-catching iced seasonal cookies in holiday magazines, then thought, "I could never do that!"? Or, maybe, if you're already ...

Pretty (Easy) Cookies for When You Want Festive but Haven’t Got All Day!

March 28, 2013 By Nancy Baggett 4 Comments

Perhaps you never noticed, but really avid cookie decorators tend to be a tad obsessive about their edible artwork. They often go way overboard with the futzing ...

Kids’ Cookie Baking and Decorating Party

November 5, 2010 By Nancy Baggett 4 Comments

I shared one of those wonderful family bonding experiences last weekend when my sister and her granddaughter and my granddaughter and I all gathered to bake and ...

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.