Dear fellow bakers, Happy February my cocooning friends! I hope you’re ready to bake some special things because this issue of Betterbaking.com features four new recipe gems that are game changers! I was going to make this issue my usual Valentine’s Day sort since it’s one of my favorite holidays. Call me corny but I […]
A Note from Marcy February 2021
Dear Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the February 2021 issue of Betterbaking.com! Most of the time, when I pop up in your mailbox on the first of the month it can seem like ages since the last month. On other occasions, it seems like barely four weeks have passed and here we are again. But […]
A Note from Marcy February 2022
 Dear Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the February 2022 issue of Betterbaking.com. How are you doing in the almost-two-year-anniversary of the pandemic? Check off if you’re in: Denial (on repeat), Anger (off-and-on and with an oscillating focus of your anger), Sadness (or simply too numb) or Acceptance (either the joyful, mature sort or the resignation […]
A Note from Marcy February 2023
Dear Friends and Fellow Bakers, Happy February 2023 everyone and welcome to the newest issue of Betterbaking.com! In this edition of BB, you’ll find some recipes of the moment, i.e. things I’ve been working on that suit this time of year that I thought you’d like as much as I do. In the BB Archives, […]
A Note from Marcy January 2018
Happy New Year Fellow Bakers and Friends, The weather outside is frightful! With temperatures (at least in Montreal and on Mars), hovering at -20 Celsius (that minus five on a Fahrenheit thermometer), Betterbaking.com is the place to be. Hot biscuits, warm bread, simmering soup, chewy, oven-fresh cookies and flaky pies or whatever else you […]
A Note from Marcy January 2020
Hello fellow bakers and friends, Happy New Year and welcome to the January 2020 issue of Betterbaking.com. It’s a whole bright new day of baking and life. Welcome and thank you too, to the folks who signed up with the Boxing Day BB Bogo (buy one year of BB and get two full years of […]
A Note from Marcy January 2021
Hello Bakers and Friends, We did it! Ragged and weary, we’ve reached the finish line of 2020 and have popped up on the other side winter in a brave new world. Gotta love do-overs and fresh starts! While January lst 2021 can’t possibly be a moment of instant healing at least we can now see […]
A Note from Marcy January 2022
Dear Friends and Fellow Bakers, Happy New Year! I know what you’re thinking – it doesn’t feel like the Year of the Tiger but yet here we are. Tigers are brave, spirited and full of personal courage. I myself am not a Tiger (I’m a Horse) but I think 2022 definitely calls for Tiger-like attributes. So you Tiger bakers […]
A Note from Marcy January 2023
Dear Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the January 2023 issue of Betterbaking.com and happy New Year to you all! Shhhh…do you hear that sound? That small voice whispering is the promise of a whole new do-over. Welcome to 2023! Happy new day to everyone wherever my note finds you. I trust you’re well or on […]
A Note from Marcy January 2024
Dear Bakers and Friends, Welcome to the January 2024 issue of Betterbaking.com and happy New Year to you all! I trust this note finds you well, relaxed, healthy and ready for a new season of baking or some kinder, gentler post-holiday baking. I’ve chosen some eclectic recipes this month. For the record, I considered wellness […]