There are trends, and then there are “red hot” trends. According to the food lovers at the Betty Crocker Kitchens, red hot trends are exciting, fresh and making their mark from coast to coast. The latest installment of The Betty 10: Red Hot Holiday Trends (the third annual) is a collection of new recipes inspired by [...]
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» A cookbook for ghouls and goblins
Crusty Mummy Fingers, Cyclops Eyeballs, Spiderweb Pot Pies, Gingerbread Skeletons and Munchable Mice. Mmmm. A five-course meal fit for a ghoul. Thanks to the “scary” minds and creative tastes of the Betty Crocker test kitchens, the Betty Crocker Halloween Cookbook was released in late September and is flying off store shelves as fast as one [...]
» Betty White’s birthday cake
I can’t believe I met Betty White, let alone planned, delivered and presented her with a one-of-a-kind birthday cake for her star-studded 90th birthday celebration in Los Angeles! Good thing I have a picture to prove it; the entire experience is still a bit of a blur. At the Betty Crocker Kitchens we work on [...]
» Our picks for holiday food
We’re entering the high point of holiday meals, baking and entertaining. So, we’re showcasing some recipes that are available on a few General Mills websites right now to help you out. Tablespoon We start off with the bloggers of Tablespoon.com. We spotted a recipe for “Donut Hole Snowballs” from Susan of Grand Rapids, Minn. Also on Tablespoon, [...]
» News Bites – December 9, 2011
Here are today’s “News Bites” for Dec. 9, 2011: “General Mills Wants Your Ideas For Its Next Cereal Game And Cake App” – Fast Company *Rae Ann Fera talked to Mark Addicks, our Chief Marketing Officer, about our new G-Win Digital innovation platform. We blogged about it earlier this week (“Debuting G-WIN Digital.”) “General Mills [...]
» Betty 911 to the rescue
Food editors from the Betty Crocker Kitchens have been spending a lot of time lately on their laptops, iPads and phones – both in the office and at home. That’s because they’re on duty for “Betty 911,” Betty Crocker’s answer to people looking for expert help in the kitchen for Thanksgiving. From turkey, to side [...]
» How to cook a turkey
As I prepare to host another Thanksgiving dinner at my home, I can honestly say I’m not too stressed out about it. But that certainly wasn’t the case the first time I had to make a turkey. Sure, it’s not easy to have 15 relatives in my house. And feed them all! But the fact [...]
» The editor behind Big Red
Cooking has always been part of Grace Wells’ life. She grew up making recipes from her mom’s Betty Crocker Cookbook, the 1950 original. For most of her life, the classic “Big Red” cookbook has been the one she has always turned to for delicious, reliable recipes. It is fitting, then, that this self-described foodie is [...]
» Betty Crocker’s Minnesota cake
Betty Crocker is always ready to entertain. We proved that in 1983 when the Taste of Minnesota – a summertime festival in St. Paul for many years – needed something special for its opening ceremonies. We came through with a 6 x 7 foot, 96 lb. cake in the shape of the state of Minnesota, [...]
» The first female executive at General Mills
Though she didn’t arrive at General Mills until 1960, more than 40 years after the Betty Crocker name was created, Mercedes Bates is most often linked to Betty because of her instrumental role with the Betty Crocker division. Bates became the fifth director of the Betty Crocker Kitchens in 1964. And in 1966, she was [...]
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