Tag Archives: Baking Blunders

Marji’s German Chocolate Goof

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Linda W. Yezak

Fellow author Marji Laine found a new recipe for pancakes–though that’s not what she was aiming for~~~ I am a Cooking Calamity. In college, for my then-fiancé’s birthday, I baked a triple layer cake. My very first attempt at making … Continue reading →

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Bread Baking Botch

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Linda W. Yezak

Ruth L. Snyder, a friend from my professional editors’ group, The Christian PEN, shares her botched bread baking experience, along with some tips and a recipe. I’m ready to start baking!~~~ A few weeks after my husband and I were … Continue reading →

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Pecan Pie Gone Wrong

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Linda W. Yezak

Fellow Christian PEN editor Nancy Williams’s nutty experience~~~ One day I was listening to my husband’s telephone conversation while combining ingredients for his favorite pecan pie. I’ve made it many times, so did it almost without thinking. By the time his … Continue reading →

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Big Fat Brownie Blunder

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Linda W. Yezak

Author/Speaker/Editor/Writing Coach Jeanne Marie Leach has a sweet way with words, but back in the day, sweetness in the kitchen was a different matter~~~ Back when we were younger and attended the “Young Married’s” Sunday school class (we were already … Continue reading →

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Carrot Cake Catastrophe

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Linda W. Yezak

Sophie Cuffe, half of the Cuffe Sisters team, authors of the Wainright Series, explains how to make bricks out of carrots~~~  I always made my carrot cake the day before our church supper so I wouldn’t be pinched for time. … Continue reading →

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