Linda is a home economist who has authored 40 books (39 cookbooks and Medical Ethics for Dummies). She has worked for Pillsbury since 1988, on the Bake-Off and other projects. Linda has been a web presence since 2002, developing recipes and teaching people how to cook.
I love Tex Mex food, and have ever since my family took a vacation to Texas and Mexico in the early 1970s. We rented a Winnebago, which seemed huge when...
Everyone knows about this bar cookie recipe, which was in the Pillsbury Bake-Off in 1967. Believe it or not, it did not win the Grand Prize! What most people don’t...
Whenever I make pasta, I always cook a full 16 ounce package even though there’s just the two of us. Why? Because leftover pasta is one of the most useful...
I just adore one dish meals that you can assemble in under 30 minutes and throw into the oven. I keep ingredients for these types of recipes on hand at...
With the new school year underway, it’s time to think about lunchboxes. Now, when I use the term “lunchbox” you understand I’m not referencing the old tin lunchboxes or brown...
There are so many recipes for carrot cake. Some start with shredded whole carrots. Others use carrot baby food, or cooked carrot puree. Some use a carrot cake mix, which...
Chicken salad is a classic. You probably have a recipe for it yourself. But there are some secrets to making the best chicken salad. It must be flavorful and moist....
It may be the end of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, but that doesn’t mean cooler weather is automatically in store. It’s going to be in the 80s here in...
I am always thinking of recipes to use one of my favorite combinations: chocolate chips melted with peanut butter. The peanut butter mellows out the chocolate, making it extremely mild,...
I am always thinking of new ways of making Garlic Bread. Now, I love the classic version, of course, which is just bread toasted with a butter and oil mixture...
