Every Southern cook I know has a different way of making tea cakes. Even my grandmother and her sister, Earnestine, had different recipes for the delicately flavored sweet treats. Aunt Earnestine’s ...

Although Juneteenth has passed, it is crucial we continue to recognize this important point in history throughout the year. As mentioned in my last recipe, Texas has been celebrating Juneteenth for ...

When you think “gluten-free baking,” you probably think lots of ingredients, complicated steps and fussy techniques. Not so—at least with Aran Goyoaga’s gorgeous new cookbook, Cannelle et Vanille ...

Lemon-myrtle, lavender-Earl Grey, hazelnut-orange -- the selection of tea cakes from Valerie Confections screams spring. Assistant Food editor Betty Hallock is a fan: “They’re moist, dense and not too ...

The cakes also work well using the zest and juice of a single citrus — lemon, lime or orange — or any combination. Lemon is best for making the syrup and candied slices. 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon ...

Let’s file this in the ever-expanding “Be Careful What You Ask For” file. Last week in this space I relayed a message from a reader, a plaintive cry for help regarding an old-fashioned recipe from ...

The request was short and sweet. No sense beating around the bush. The hand-written note was postmarked Montgomery with no return address. You could almost feel the earnestness in the way it was ...

THERE is a fine art in choosing the food that shall be served with afternoon tea. Although the true lover of the cup concedes that, no sort of blunder can wholly destroy his exaltation, yet he admits ...