Vodka is essential to the texture of the crust and imparts no flavor - do not substitute. This dough, which was developed by a test-kitchen team led by...
Here is a classic coffee cake with a tender crumb and a crunchy streusel topping that comes together in about an hour. It's quite rich, so your serving...
It looks alarming when you make it -- it's hard to believe that sprinkling sugar and cocoa on top of a cake batter and then pouring hot water over it will...
This recipe came to The Times in 1996 from Annie Davis, a United Air Lines flight attendant from Elizabethton, Tenn., who competed in the Appalachian Fair...
This dense, moist cake is a great baking project for children. Cooking with kids requires having a lot of tolerance for mess and a willingness to slow...
Here is a classic American strawberry pie. The filling is super simple - just strawberries, sugar, a bit of flour and butter - and the crosshatched crust...
Quince is a fruit that grows abundantly throughout the Mediterranean. Though it's too hard and tart to bite into, it has a wonderful perfume. I like to...
Coconut oil should really be called butter, but then we'd confuse it with a skin cream. It is the perfect nondairy fat to use for scones and other baked...
For weekend entertaining, planning a menu that can be made in large quantities is essential. A host expecting weekend guests should shop ahead and, well...
Here is an excellent project recipe that Christine Muhlke, then an editor and columnist at The New York Times Magazine, brought to us in a 2007 profile...
For a hostess with a houseful of guests, a variety of festive breads, from a peanut butter coffeecake to a yeasted dessert roll studded with cardamom,...
Here is an easy, citrusy dessert that can be made ahead of time for the most part. Mix lemon and lime zest with eggs, sugar and cream, and then refrigerate...
At a few spots in New York, the tartuffo rises to exceptional heights. At Il Mulino in the Village, the kitchen pays attention to the last course and transcends...
There are many reasons an apple a day may keep the doctor away. Among popular fruits, apples rank second (after cranberries) in antioxidant power, according...