When Helen Mitchell was just beginning her operatic career, she took the stage name “Nellie Melba” in honor of her hometown, Melbourne, Australia. The greatest French chef of the era,...
This is an insanely rich and delicious ice cream, but the richness is tempered by the floral pungency of the galangal. You can successfully substitute half-and-half for the heavy cream,...
Pumpkin pie, or something like it, has been part of Thanksgiving for just about as long as there has been a Thanksgiving. It was so popular among early colonists that...
The lazy, late-summer warmth around Labor Day brings out the best in plums. A crisp is more like a substantial compote than a pie. Sprinkled with a topping made from...