A slow-food friend of mine likes to drive guests crazy trying to guess just what it is -- maybe it’s a dissolved sliver of Spanish anchovy to deepen that super-meaty sauce, or some microscopically ...

Once spring rolls around, I start thinking about pastels. Thinking of pastels gets me thinking about lavender — not only my favorite color, but also one of my favorite scents. And once lavender is on ...

A plate of fresh, warm, homemade Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies with a tall glass of cold milk is the perfect way to welcome home weary students who just stepped off the school bus. It's also the ...

Although I didn’t grow up with a tradition of making Christmas cookies, it’s hard to not get a twinkle in my eye when the season arrives and brings fun decorative tins of shareable cookies. A quick ...

Lightly sweet and quite crumbly, shortbread cookies are a buttery wonder. They take minutes to make, are sturdy enough to package as gifts and improve with age. The simplest kinds of shortbread ...

Buttery shortbread is not only a favorite holiday treat but it makes a great gift. Our cookie platter would be lonely without it. My husband hails from Scotland, where shortbread is a BIG DEAL.

Cultured butter gives cookies and shortbread a gentle, tangy background note. The butter, different from what's labeled ''sweet cream butter'' in the supermarket, is the result of introducing good, ...