Stefin’s celebrating a birthday this week and her family is whipping up a special treat of Ina Garten’s Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting. Proving that “Choosy Moms Choose JIF” Stefin will be taking a trip to the American Food Store for this crucial ingredient. Recipe Review: Very Good Bagels, Easy-ish Too This week’s review […]
Ever wondered why your homemade pumpkin puree doesn’t taste quite the same as the “100% Pure Pumpkin” you buy in the grocery store? Stefin’s been investigating, and discovered that the USDA allows a variety of orange winter squash to be used under this title. And speaking of homemade puree, though you may be tempted to […]
100th Episode: Listeners, Tell Us Your Faves! It’s October and Stefin and Andrea are marveling at the fact that their 100th episode and 2nd anniversary is fast approaching in November. The hosts want to know: What’s been your favorite bake-along over the last 100 episodes? This can be one you’ve tried and loved, or one […]
Andrea and Stefin start out with a quick update on their resolutions. Andrea’s using an app called Streaks to track her progress and planning on some habit stacking to incorporate new habits. To drink more water, Stefin’s suggesting Andrea fill a pitcher with water (and perhaps add some lemons or limes) at the beginning of […]
Stefin and Andrea kick off Preheated’s celebratory first-anniversary month with a look back at some memorable episodes. Remember Cranberry Upside Down Cake (Episode 3), homemade eggnog (Episode 5) and Biscoff Pie (Episode 14)? How about our reminder from Episode 1 — to take advantage of fall sales on baking spices, flour and butter? It was […]
After a disastrous experience with an usually foolproof banana bread recipe, Andrea introduces a new mini-segment, Almost Edible. Warning: Do not eyeball bourbon or butter (especially when it’s $8.69 a pound!). English teatime favorite Lemon Drizzle Cake was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic. Andrea enjoyed this one-bowl loaf cake with its straightforward […]
Our hosts kick off this week’s episode with a new discovery: vanilla bean powder! Andrea used the powder in a new recipe for baked donuts from Baked by an Introvert. Stefin continues her struggle with temperature conversions in the UK and her convection oven. Her old standard recipe, Carolynn’s Chocolate-Chip Cookies, didn’t turn out too […]
Stefin’s checkerboard cake for her son turned out beautifully, despite many small challenges along the way. She was able to pull it off without a specialized pan, which is always a pleasure for those of us who try to avoid unitaskers in the kitchen. Next up is the review of the Boston Cream Pie from […]
Have you read the article making the rounds on Facebook regarding why baking for others leads to happiness? It wasn’t written by your Preheated hosts, but it could have been! Both agree that baking can act as a mindful meditation, which calms you down and lets you focus on the task at hand. And, as […]
Inspired by loyal “Preheater” Heather, Andrea’s cleaning out her refrigerator for a Mocha Ricotta Puff cookie recipe, causing Stefin to flashback to the duo’s days on “the Beach” — the South Beach Diet that is! Both hosts spent an entire day in their kitchens whipping up pastry-case favorite kougin amann, even though hands-on time was […]