We’ve all been there. Maybe a text arrives from a close friend or family member: someone they love has died. Your heart aches for them. You want to offer comfort, say something helpful, but the words ...

There’s something timeless about coffee cake. It’s the kind of treat that feels just right at home on a brunch table as it does next to your morning cup of joe. But what exactly is coffee cake? Here’s ...

You’ve witnessed it countless times. You’re at a birthday party. At some point, the guest of honor is seated at the center of a table so everyone can serenade her. The lights are turned down, and out ...

Let’s play a game. I’ll start a phrase and you finish it: “As American as…” Got your answer? If you said “hamburgers,” you’d be about as right as the usual answer, “apple pie.” Like other so-called ...

Summer’s here, and the air is thick with the scents of sizzling meat, fragrant herbs, and smoking wood. But is your neighbor grilling, barbecuing, or smoking? While these terms often get used ...

Life is full of unanswered questions. Who built Stonehenge? Did Oswald act alone? (OK, maybe not that one anymore.) And my favorite: Who let the dogs out? When it comes to baked goods, one question ...

We’re not sure if you’ve heard, but half birthdays are a thing. Not just a mark-your-calendar thing for adults to keep track of time or a tell-your-friends thing kids use to grab attention at recess, ...

Tell me if this sounds familiar: You’re baking a cake or cookies, and you have some leftover raw chocolate. So you think, “I’ll just have a little taste,” and you sneak a bite of it. You’re expecting ...

Rocky Road, perhaps the ice cream world’s very first flavor combo, is a tried-and-true classic that launched the ever-popular frozen dessert mix-in craze. Rising to popularity in the 1920s, when the ...

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When I was growing up, beets were beyond unappealing to me. They came from a can and had a slimy texture; I avoided eating them at all costs. I fell in love with beets in 1997, when I started buying ...

Watching Tom Colicchio on television makes it clear he does not mess around in the kitchen. The award-winning chef, cookbook author, and host of Top Chef, which has aired on Bravo for a remarkable 21 ...