Every year chocolate is celebrated on Valentine’s Day for its sensual romantic symbolism, its power as an aphrodisiac to awaken slumbering passions. Its bittersweet complexity is as sharp and ...

I think after you have been cooking for a number of years you gain confidence in reading and understanding recipes. I think you can imagine the final product and make simple changes according to your ...

"During these difficult times, I love baking at home with my family," says the chef, who converted his Red Rooster restaurants in Miami and N.Y.C.'s Harlem into food hubs to provide meals to people in ...

It smells and tastes like cinnamon-dusted hot chocolate. Brad Japhe is a freelance journalist specializing in travel, outdoor adventure, craft mixology and gastronomy. His work appears in all major ...

Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine cake mix, pudding, eggs, 1/2 cup of the rum, water and oil in a large mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat at low speed until moistened. Beat at medium speed for 2 ...

A little rum, a little vanilla, brown sugar, walnuts and no shortage of chocolate — all wrapped up in a buttery pie crust. What’s not to love? The recipe, from Cold Spring Tavern in Santa Barbara, is ...

We have adopted our third Springer Spaniel! In the 14 years I have been writing this column, we have had three wonderful dogs. Nisse was our first Springer Spaniel who we adopted when our kids were ...

This cake looks unassuming – it’s quite plain, and is decorated with nothing more than a light dusting of icing sugar. But be warned: it is potent. It irritates me when I order rum-raisin something – ...

Brugal has transformed Dominican rum-making through five generations of mastery, innovative cask toasting, and bold, aromatic ...