Strawberry Jam

This quick refrigerator jam doesn't require canning and processing and preserving. It just requires strawberries, sugar, a pot, and a fridge.

45 mins

Homemade Raspberry Jam

You can't prolong summer. But you can prolong raspberry season with some lipstick-red berries, a little sugar, and this easy and unerringly helpful recipe.

25 mins

Cottage Cheese Chremslach

If you weren't fortunate enough to have this breakfast staple made for you in your formative years, you have some lost time to make up for.

45 mins

Concord Grape Jam

Words escape us as to just how incomparable this made-from-scratch grape jam is compared to store-bought. That smile certainly says it all.

1 hr 30 mins

Apple Jelly

Sweet and savory collide in this old-time apple jelly that you can slather on toast, plop on a cheese plate, or take by the spoonful.

5 hrs 15 mins

Portuguese Tomato Jelly

Summer tomatoes are turned into a sweet jelly that's a Portuguese classic. Use it as you would any jelly as well as with cheese plates.

1 hr 15 mins

Shrub Cocktail

You don't have to be a hipster in Brooklyn to appreciate the latest retro cocktail craze. All you need are vinegar, sugar, fruit, a little patience, and a palate for the finer things in life.

18 d

Cheddar Biscuits

"Lovely." "Perfectly light, fluffy, and irresistibly good." "Easy peasy!" "Wow. Just wow." That's what folks are saying about these biscuits.

35 mins

Quick Pickled Ramps

No waiting weeks for the pickling solution to work its magic. Not with these little lovelies, which are ready to munch within minutes of making.

1 hr 30 mins

Peach Cream Tart

In this Paula Deen tart, a shortbread cookie crust cradles a sweet sour-cream custard and peach slices. A spell in the oven makes everything irresistibly golden.

1 hr 50 mins

Chocolate Sandwich

A proper dinner any night, this chocolate sandwich with a French accent is a far cry from Wonder bread and Hershey's. Oooooh sooooo far.

5 mins

Cream Scones

Sometimes you want something buttery, flaky, and fresh from the oven. These can be ready in about half an hour. Perfect with jam and cream.

30 mins

Victoria Sponge Cake

This cake, a nod not just to Queen Victoria but British sensibility, defines the very notion of simple yet sophisticated.

1 hr

5 Rhubarb Recipes

Pretty in pink takes on new meaning with these spectacular—and spectacularly surprising—tartly sweet recipes for the darling of spring.

Homemade Pop Tarts

Though we dearly loved Pop Tarts as kids, even then we thought the packaged pastries ought to be better. Flakier. Fruitier. Fresher. Just like these. And they're quite simple to pull off.

1 hr 35 mins

How to Tell if a Peach is Perfectly Ripe

There's nothing quite like an exquisitely sweet and drippy peach to make life stand still for a moment. And we've got 5 simple tactics to ensure stone fruit superlativeness.

Ricotta Cheesecake from Rome’s Jewish Quarter

This Italian classic is imbued with citrus and cinnamon and is slightly more pudding-like than what most of us are accustomed to in a cheesecake. Though no complaints here. None whatsoever.

1 hr