In CookWise, food sleuth Shirley Corriher tells you how and why things happen in cooking. When you know how to estimate the right amount of baking powder, you can tell by looking at the recipe that the cake is overleavened and may fall. When you know that too little liquid for the amount of chocolat[...]

Great day in the morning, "BakeWise" is out You are holding the book that everyone has been waiting for. Sure enough, Shirley did not hold back -- it's all here. Lively and fascinating, "BakeWise" reads like a mystery novel as we follow sleuth Shirley while she solves everything from why cakes and [...]