We here at ONK have been talking a lot about baking the last few days. We will continue making cookies until Yoda Santa comes down the chimney (Scientist overdoes the holiday prep, we know). But we also know sometimes you want to bake but you forgot to put your butter out or your cream cheese [more]

Recently, tomatoes, more importantly, the pigment that makes them red (lycopene) have been making the news. Lycopene has been elevated to supernutrient in preventing cancer. Here’s the reality of the situation: It’s a pigment active in photosynthesis. Lycopene is a fat soluble compound that in our bodies [more]

Packet, cake, dried active, rapid-rise… what’s the difference? What is best for my recipe? These are questions we have all asked when staring at the yeast available on the grocery shelves. What yeast needs to be put in the fridge? What can be stored at room temperature? [more]

As it is baking season I find it important that before anyone starts baking they know the basic techniques that will ensure a good cookie every time.

Most cookie recipes start with creaming butter and sugar. It is arguably one of the [more]

Hopefully everyone had a great day of turkey and family. We here at ONK had a wonderful Thanksgiving that went off without a hitch (besides Green Bay’s loss to the Lions). After cooking for three days straight I’m just done. DONE. Not to mention, I can’t find anything in my kitchen after my dad and brother insisted [more]