Our associate food editor, Lyn, loves to bake and spends many a weekend baking up a storm. In fact, it’s not unusual for her to bake a couple loaves of fresh bread on a Saturday (and also not unusual for her family to eat most of it then, too)

In the Kitchen

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What is triple-tested? Our Food Team creates, develops and tests every recipe at least three times (sometimes more!) to make sure it’s delicious and foolproof. We also make sure it’s easy to follow and shop for. Our professional testers weigh all the ingredients for nutritional analysis, verify how long it takes to prep and cook each recipe and check if it can be made ahead. We re-taste and adjust as needed. To confirm results in different kitchens, recipes are also tested at home — by us or by you. Sign up to be a home tester: testing@chatelaine.com

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It’s the first day of December and you know what that means – the start of holiday parties and the countdown for gift shopping begins!  Chatelaine has designed some budget-friendly homemade gifts to make your holiday gift giving a little more special this year.

Our cooking skills got drastically better last week. We had a visit from Molly and Andrew of Sharp My Knife, a mobile knife sharpening business. They have rejuvenated our collection of Kitchen knives, and has it ever made a difference – prepping is easier, faster and more fun.

Our associate food editor, Lyn, brought in a special treat for us this week – yellow pomegranates!  We're all very familiar with the plump red variety with ruby red seeds, but this was the first time any of us had tried the yellow-skinned variety.

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Take a culinary trip to Japan with this easy and delicious recipe. Our Okonomiyaki recipe is inspired by a traditional savoury pancake dish that originated in Japan.

Chatelaine Kitchen

Weekend Baking : Sharp cheddar zucchini loaf

What's Cooking : Holiday homemade gift ideas

Kitchen Tip : Getting the most out of your knives

Kitchen Tip : An easy way to extract pomegranate seeds

Make a savoury pancake for brunch, lunch or dinner