Does comfort food ever go out of style? In my kitchen, the answer is definitely no. But as I love the classic homey recipes, I never let them languish. To match them to the changes in my own tastes, I ...

If baking is your thing, the holidays are all about the dessert. But for the rest of us, dessert is sometimes the unfortunate victim of the 24-hour clock. There is just never enough time to get it all ...

I had some hard pears and discovered a way to prepare them, and they are very tasty. Peel and cut the pears to bite size, and boil them in a little water. Add cinnamon candy and cook until they are ...

Finding a recipe that’s easy to make for the first time can be challenging. I enjoy putting the time into creating something new and special, but if the instructions are too complex I tend to lose ...

Pears poached in red wine make for a festive and easy make-ahead dessert. Look for crisp — very slightly under-ripe — pears with no blemishes. Bosc or Anjou are winning options as they can withstand ...

TOO MANY PEARS is a happy problem to have. At a sad time recently, someone sent a box of bereavement pears, not something to belabor here except to say that the gift — with one pear, mysteriously ...