Betty's Irish Soda Bread

Last fall, Arthur Schwartz gifted me with a huge shopping bag filled with recipes sent in by listeners to Food Talk, his long-running radio ...

High Tea Blueberry Scones

At work last week, my colleague Allison (aka a Mennonite in Manhattan) was treated to a high tea birthday party in Henry Street Settlement ...

Wet Chocolate Cake and Minute-Boil Fudge Frosting

At 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning I baked a chocolate cake (don't ask) and it wasn't until it was in the oven that I realized, egads, it...

Mom C's Blueberry Muffins

One of the few upsides to insomnia is the extra time it affords. And so on Thursday morning, when work anxiety awakened me at 4:30 a.m., I d...

Creamy Rice Pudding (Two Ways)

They say good things come in small packages, but in my case the best things come in large paper shopping bags. The first time it happened, t...