http://www.theconstantbaker.com/blog The Constant Baker's Blog Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:04:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I love to make rustic tarts. They’re easy, tasty, you can use many different combinations of fruit & nuts in them, they have only one crust so less calories and more fruit and I’m sure there are at least 5 other reasons but I can’t think of them right now. I made one on Saturday [...]]]> http://www.theconstantbaker.com/blog/?p=349 http://www.theconstantbaker.com/blog/?p=345 If you are anything like me, you loathe tossing out leftover ingredients.  A half a cup of this or a few ounces of that….it all adds up! Usually one can find a great use for said ingredient too.  For example, not long ago I suggested a way to use up a bit of leftover heavy [...]]]> http://www.theconstantbaker.com/blog/?p=323 http://www.theconstantbaker.com/blog/?p=315 http://www.theconstantbaker.com/blog/?p=298 http://www.theconstantbaker.com/blog/?p=282 Have you ever wondered why some chocolate chip cookies just taste better than others? You know the kind….you can inhale 3 in a heartbeat and still want more. Maybe your cookie was really chewy (seems to be the favorite among my taste testers) or thicker or thiner depending on your preferences. Maybe [...]]]> http://www.theconstantbaker.com/blog/?p=279 http://www.theconstantbaker.com/blog/?p=246 I don’t know about you but I am definitely in the “eat chocolate everyday” camp; most rational people are. I mean, where else can you get cardiovascular health benefits from such delicious tasting flavonoids that are well-known to improve blood vessel function and provide antioxidant protection? Of course you must eat good chocolate with a [...]]]> http://www.theconstantbaker.com/blog/?p=239 http://www.theconstantbaker.com/blog/?p=227