Baking trials: How do cookie scoop sizes affect your cookies? | King Arthur Baking
How do you ensure your chocolate chip cookies have the perfect texture? For best results, use a cookie scoop!| King Arthur Baking
When your pie recipe calls for prebaking the crust — what do you do? The post Baking trials: What’s the best way to prep a pie crust for prebaking? : There’s a practical solution to this weighty problem. appeared first on the King Arthur Blog.| The King Arthur Blog
A good pumpkin pie is delicate, featuring a just-set filling that’s smooth, creamy, and even a little jiggly. And it’s that exact quality that makes these pies so tricky to transport. The post Things bakers know: Bringing pumpkin pie to dinner? Do this.: Our Test Kitchen has a smarter way to make pies portable. appeared first on the King Arthur Blog.| The King Arthur Blog
How do you ensure your chocolate chip cookies have the perfect texture? For best results, use a cookie scoop!| King Arthur Baking
Few baking disappointments sting more than pulling a tray of cookies from the oven and realizing the bottoms are darker, tougher, and drier than you intended. The tops may look just right, but underneath, they’ve taken on too much heat. The post Things bakers know: Bake your sheet pan ... on another sheet pan: How to protect delicate bakes from overbrowned bottoms appeared first on the King Arthur Blog.| The King Arthur Blog
My 6 favorite ways to make fancier pie, from the simplest to the most intricate pie designs.| King Arthur Baking
When it came time to decide the top recipe on our recent list of the 49 best fall bakes, Old-Fashioned Apple Cake wasn't even on our radar. But as we narrowed down our top 10, it felt like the perfect apple recipe was missing. The post Penuche frosting becomes the main character: It’s not just a type of fudge — it’s for your cake topping too. appeared first on the King Arthur Blog.| The King Arthur Blog
The most important thing to establish about high-altitude baking is that it’s more of an art than a science. Or, to put it slightly differently, it’s an art informed by science. There are several reasons for this — “high-altitude” can mean many things, anywhere from 3,000 feet above sea level to 6,000 feet, or even higher. What works for a baker in one location won’t work the same for another baker elsewhere. And an adjustment that performs well in one recipe won’t necessarily...| The King Arthur Blog
Like any ingredient, the amount of sourdough starter called for in a recipe varies. Some recipes only need about 3 tablespoons (40 grams) of starter; others might call for 1 cup (227 grams) or even 2 cups (454 grams) of starter. The post How to build the exact amount of ripe sourdough starter for a recipe : Need more starter for a recipe? Here’s what to do. appeared first on the King Arthur Blog.| The King Arthur Blog
When you’re adding sprinkles to your ice cream or folding them into a birthday-themed bake, you’re probably heading to the pantry to grab a jar. But what if we told you our Test Kitchen recommends storing them next to your ice cream pints instead? “For maximum shelf life, it's advisable to store sprinkles in a cool, dark, dry place. And it doesn't get much cooler, darker, or dryer than your home freezer,” explains Recipe Developer David Turner. The post Things bakers know: Store...| The King Arthur Blog
Every baker eventually confronts a recipe that calls for a pan they don’t own. Substituting a different pan might be fine — or it could wreak havoc, particularly when it comes to baking cake. As a pastry chef, I wish I could tell you there was one scientific formula for converting every recipe to a different pan size. Alas, I firmly believe it’s as much an art as a science, and depends just as much on the cake itself as the pan. The post Why the size of your baking pan matters so much...| The King Arthur Blog
Which knife is best for slicing cleanly through a tender, flaky pie without destroying its crust? Serrations are the secret.| King Arthur Baking
Overthinking is getting stuck in repetitive thought loops about a problem or a situation in a way that is unproductive and leads to negative emotions like| PsychMechanics
Mental detoxification is the process of removing unwanted things from your mind. Note that I said ‘unwanted’, not ‘negative’. Sure, some of the negative| PsychMechanics
Starting a food blog can open up a world of opportunities, making it worthwhile for anyone passionate about food and sharing their culinary journey.| Pretty. Simple. Sweet.
Neuroticism is one of the dimensions of the Big Five personality assessment, one of psychology's most reliable personality assessments. The meaning of ‘being| PsychMechanics
At HMRC, we hold an annual learning and development event - ResCon - to discuss trending user research topics and learn new skills. At our last event, experts in body language, persuasion, negotiation and marketing advised us on effective communication, a vital skill for all researchers.| User research in government
A trigger is anything that generates a cognitive, emotional, or behavioral response in us. It’s a stimulus in the environment to which we react mostly| PsychMechanics
Learn all the tips on how to use a mandoline slicer, the professional tool that makes cutting a slicing ingredients easy.| Tara Teaspoon
Why are you looking to manipulate someone? The desire to manipulate stems from an unhealthy desire to control. It stems from weakness and insecurity.| PsychMechanics
When scraping many pages from a website, using the same user-agent consistently leads to the detection of a scraper. A way to bypass that detection is by faking your user agent and changing it with every request you make to a website. In this tutorial, we will show you how to fake user agents, and randomize them to prevent getting blocked while scraping websites.| ScrapeHero
Dismissive-avoidant (DA) is the attachment style of a person who values independence, self-reliance, and space more than relationships. DAs have low| PsychMechanics
When scraping many pages from a website, using the same IP addresses will lead to getting blocked. A way to avoid this is by rotating proxies and IP addresses that can prevent your scrapers from being disrupted. In this tutorial, we will show you how to rotate proxies and IP addresses to prevent getting blocked while scraping.| ScrapeHero
A SAS analyst read my previous article about visualizing the predicted values for a regression model that uses spline effects.| The DO Loop
Recipes don't tell you everything—they assume you’re fluent in the basics. So let's take a look at of some of those assumptions.| Jill Silverman Hough
The new year is around the corner. You tell yourself that this next year will be one where you get your life together. You’re hopeful and motivated to| PsychMechanics
This is the best ground beef taco meat recipe that uses a simple homemade taco seasoning and is prepped in just 30 minutes. Easy to double!| Tara Teaspoon
Make velvety white chocolate ganache with this easy step-by-step tutorial! All it takes is two ingredients, one bowl, and the right ratio.| Beyond Frosting
If you’re in a relationship with an anxiously attached partner, you’re probably overwhelmed by them. You love them, but at times, you feel confused by their| PsychMechanics
Want more impatiens in your garden? Learn how to propagate impatiens from cuttings in water or soil to easily multiply your plants!| growhappierplants.com
As User Researchers, we champion user-centred approaches, and our work can be internal or external facing. As part of being user-centred, we have a duty to protect our participants’ data, as well as their wellbeing and safety; this applies whether they are members of the public or other civil servants and staff. In this blog, you’ll read about the steps you yourself can take to make sure you’re researching with internal participants in an ethical way.| userresearch.blog.gov.uk
Good communication with participants is a foundation of user research. But how can you get meaningful insights when communicating isn't straightforward.| userresearch.blog.gov.uk
Wondering what to do with raised beds in the fall after your vegetables and flowers have faded? Here are my tips to prepare for next year!| growhappierplants.com
