[Photo: The Pioneer Woman] "Please make this cake today. I don't want you to live another day without it." With an endorsement like that there was no way that I wasn't going to try The Pioneer Woman's Chocolate Sheet...
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"Skip yeast in favor of a quick beer-and-baking-powder dough." [Photograph: Maggie Hoffman] Brunch at home needs to be easy. There's a reason that neighborhood cafés manage to sell a couple of sad poached eggs for $13 on Sundays: we're not...
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[Photographs: Tam Ngo] As crunchy, autumn pears make a star appearance at the markets, what better way to celebrate their arrival than with a sophisticated French-style quiche? This Blue Cheese, Pear, and Pecan Quiche, adapted from The American Boulangerie...
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I'm a lover of bitter greens, which is probably why I originally fell for this salad. It wasn't the grilled plums or the aged Gouda, but the escarole and the peppery watercress. Perhaps they are just a welcome reprieve...
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In this week's Cook the Book pick, Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, Ina Garten confesses to not really liking cold wild rice. This recipe is the perfect compromise, with all the fixin's of a rice salad but served piping hot...
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When it comes to looking good, 1980s supermodel Carol Alt probably has a genetic advantage on most of us, but she attributes her age-defying beauty to the raw-food diet she's been keeping for years. Raw foodism is a diet based...
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