Dawn McNaught

May 8, 2026 It has been an incredibly productive month! I honestly did not think I had another major writing project in me right now, but somewhere between recipe testing, blog updates, YouTube videos, and waiting on notes back from my alpha reader, I managed to begin assembling my first cookbook. Over the last decade of writing about practical baking and sourdough bread through Experimenting in My Kitchen, I accumulated far more material than I realized. Between the recipes on this website,...

I am learning, and I am working on getting things done. Like retelling Button Soup, things improve over time. You keep adding to the pot, and eventually it becomes something solid. That is what my website is starting to feel like. I am plugging away at the old blog, www.experimentinginmykitchen@blogspot.com and every time I go in to make a correction or add a post, I realize how far I have come from the early days of experimenting. I am not really experimenting anymore in the same way. I...

Good morning and Happy Easter! This will be a very busy morning for many of you, myself included, so I wanted to take a moment to share a gentle reminder: don’t forget yourself. After the Easter egg hunts, church services, and visits with family and friends… after welcoming excited grandchildren looking for sweet treats… and after all the joyful (but often busy) moments that fill this weekend, try to steal a little time just for you. This morning, I’ve prepared a batch of whipped cream and...