recipe raters

What Happens Wht a Recipe Flunks the Taster Test—Can (Should) It be Saved?

August 3, 2011 By Nancy Baggett 4 Comments

The last several months some volunteer home bakers from all over the map have been busily making, tasting, and rating sample cookie recipes I’m creating for a ...

Whadaya REALLY Think About My Recipe? When Brutal Honesty is a Good Thing

March 30, 2011 By Nancy Baggett 16 Comments

It’s usually a bad idea to criticize someone’s food. Even if the cook asks for an “honest opinion,” beware of giving it. This is as risky as admitting to ...

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.