Thanksgiving is a great opportunity to enjoy delicious food and to spend time with your family. However, hosting Thanksgiving dinner is never an easy feat. Even if you’re not the one cooking all the food, you still have to get your house ready for the big day. To make things easier, we’ve compiled a few… Read more »
Easy Thanksgiving Appetizers to Impress Your Guests
Hosting Thanksgiving is never easy. You’re in charge of most of the food, and anyone who has ever cooked a turkey for multiple people knows how hard that is. When you’re so busy with everything, you won’t want to waste time preparing elaborate appetizers. Nevertheless, you still want guests to have delicious appetizers to munch… Read more »
Why Do We Crave Salt?
Salt seasons our foods and makes things like pretzels even more delicious. But have you noticed that you’re reaching for those pretzels more often than usual? It may be simply that you have a craving for pretzels, but there could also be other mental and physiological reasons at play as well. Stress If you’re going… Read more »
Why Do Pretzels Make You Thirsty?
You’re eating a bowl of pretzels, until suddenly you lean back and, just like George Costanza, exclaim, “These pretzels are making me thirsty!” You reach for your favorite beverage to quench your thirst and then go back to munching on your pretzels. But then you begin to wonder, why do pretzels make you so thirsty?… Read more »
Our Top 3 Tips for Working with Dough
Many beginner bakers are intimidated when working with dough. And indeed, dough can be a little tricky to deal with. However, it doesn’t have to be. Below, we list our top three tips for working with dough so that your baked good can come out of the oven perfectly! Check the expiration date on your… Read more »
Our Favorite Halloween Pretzel Recipes
As you’re planning your Halloween party, you’ll want to start making some delicious treats for your guests! And what better treat than pretzels with a spooky twist? Below, we share some of our favorite Halloween pretzel ideas that you can use for your own Halloween party! Pumpkin Pretzels They may look like pumpkins, but they… Read more »
Planning Tips for a Great Halloween Party
Halloween is just around the corner, and you know what that means—plenty of Halloween parties! If you’re going to throw a Halloween party this year, there are many things you’ll have to plan. Here are a few tips to help you plan the best Halloween party possible. Set the scene A Halloween party isn’t a… Read more »
How to Prevent Dough from Sticking to Your Hands
When you’re baking pretzels or another type of bread, you often have to handle raw dough. One thing that people always complain about when handling raw dough is how it sticks to their hands. But with a few techniques, you can prevent this from happening. Cover your hands with flour After sprinkling your workstation with… Read more »
Top 3 Tips for Baking with Kids
Whether you’re baking homemade pretzels or a chocolate cake, this can be a great chance to spend some quality time with your kids. Kids love to bake, and getting them involved early will instill a love of baking for the rest of their lives. Nevertheless, you’ll want to take some precautions to ensure your kids… Read more »
The Best Snacks for When You’re On-the-Go
Whether you’re traveling or stuck at work, we all have those days where it’s hard to sit down and have a meal. While you should never skip meals, you may find that you have to lengthen the time between them on certain days. Here, we list some of our favorite on-the-go snacks for various occasions:… Read more »
