If you haven’t tried silicone bakeware, you’re missing out on a easy way to create beautiful and delicious baked goods.  At first,  I was skeptical of the seemingly flimsy baking pans, but decided to try one when I found a silicone muffin pan on sale one day.  It’s the best non-stick pan I’ve ever had.  By simply twisting the flexible pan, the muffins popped out perfectly….without shortening or non-stick spray.

Since we’ve been talking a lot about Halloween recipes, you might want to check out this silicone leaf and pumpkin mold for making individual size cakes (about 20 per cake mix) for your Halloween party.  The pumpkin and leaf silicone pan is oven-safe to 500 degrees, and it’s available at Chef Central.

I’ve been making a lot of new recipes lately; cakes, tarts, casseroles and flans and I want to share my satisfaction with my ceramic 9×13 pan.  It’s not only got an interesting design - I think mine is hand painted - but the real beauty of it is I can make everything in it.  There’s something really nice about the look and feel of it.  It makes a lovely serving dish as well.  I can put something I’ve made straight out on the table and it feels more like home cooking than when it’s in a basic metal pan.

If you’re in the market, here’s a ceramic pan (pictured above) I found online that looks really sweet.  It’s on sale for twenty bucks which is about average for any pan that size.  You can find all kinds of other options online so look around.  I think this pan would also make a nice present for a wedding gift.  Anyway, next time you want to buy a baking pan, consider ceramic.