Emily Fleak

Crumpets with butter. How very English. And how very enticing according to everyone who's tried this authentic homemade version.

Created during Prohibition, this collision of Cognac, orange liqueur, and lemon isn't for the faint of heart—nor for the slight of tolerance.

A ridiculously creamy--and relatively simple--homemade caramel filling graces this properly flaky pastry. Salted butter--lots of it--lends this dessert just the right amount of indulgence.

A hearty and healthy weeknight dinner solution that's made memorable with pancetta, sausage, AND bacon. And leftovers reheat magnificently.

"This was beyond the best carrot cake I have ever had." That's what we're hearing about this cake, which ingeniously relies on puréed, rather than grated, carrots.