Survival of the Fittest: Re-Learning how to Bake

One of my favorite wedding gifts was the Hamilton Beach stand mixer a neighbor gave us. I’d been raised with the strict edict: you don’t make cookies with a mixer! (see my December 17 entry for details) But I certainly knew how to make cakes and brownies (well, maybe not brownies, since they’re a “dump” recipe from a box, but still…), and cakes and quick breads (uhm, another one-bowl recipe. Hmmm….) and bundt cakes and angel cakes and decadent chocolate cakes could all be made with the Hami...