Making “really easy” desserts was key to Ina Garten’s success when she worked at her East Hampton store. (And busy moms who have kids to bathe and bedtime stories to read to could do with some easy ...

If you have a habit of buying too many cranberries around the holidays, save this recipe for cranberry cake. This vanilla-scented cake has pops of tart cranberries balanced by a hot butter sauce. Yes, ...

Bandon is Oregon’s cranberry capital, where about 80 cranberry growers harvest the majority of Oregon’s cranberry crop each fall. Which is to say, this town knows cranberries — and when they name a ...

Pour cake batter over fruit to create a stunning clafoutis-style layering. This cake is pleasantly tart and not overly sweet for a refreshing dessert twist. Best the next day — flavors deepen ...

As warm and cozy as your favorite cashmere sweater. Tangerine and lemon add just the right amount of bright citrus to balance out the sweet rum and brandy. Quench the thirst of a crowd in minutes.

Dear SOS: My newest favorite Santa Monica restaurant is Rustic Canyon. The pastry chef, Zoe Nathan, has created the yummiest dessert ever, cranberry orange cornmeal cake served with an elegant scoop ...

Cranberries are a big part of the Thanksgiving meal, thanks to cranberry sauce. While we know there are plenty of folks who are happy with jellied sauce out of a can, there are so many ways to make ...

Editor’s note: High altitudes makes cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This twice-monthly column presents recipes and tips that make baking in ...