START YOUR OVENS
Over the past several months, I’ve reconnected with an old friend: baking. A few years ago, my husband and I bought an early 1900s Victorian house with a dark, cramped kitchen and almost no counter space. Even worse, the oven temperature was never consistent. Baking was no longer fun or easy, so I set it aside. Fast forward to last year when we gave that old kitchen a complete overhaul. Counter space—lots of it. Brand-new appliances, including a range with a double oven. Light, bright colors. Aah… Just like that, baking was back in my life and I rediscovered my love for it. If you share that same love—whether you are a veteran baker or want to begin—our new Bakeable section (page 33) will give you a heaping helping of from-scratch baking…