Easy How To: Accurately measure flour

Vintage Recipe Thursday will return next week to give those who participate a chance to write their posts. In the meantime, here's a short video from King Arthur Flour, a 220-year-old American, employee-owned company. It shows the proper way to accurately measure flour when you don't have a kitchen scale.

Easy How To: Removing wax, chemical residue from fruits

Candied peel by jensteele/Flickr

I'm back from my summer bloggy break and I have a tip for all of you.

Simply use baking soda on a vegetable brush to gently scrub away any wax or chemical residue from fruits and vegetables.  Peels and zests have many vitamins, are rich in fiber, and are used for decorations and added flavor in many desserts.