Looking for a frozen dessert that’s a breeze to prepare without turning on the oven? The lemon granita and cream recipe from Katherine Lewin’s new cookbook, Big Night: Dinners, Parties & Dinner ...

Make the lemon-basil syrup: In a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat, combine water, sugar and salt. Bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat, stir in basil and steep 10 ...

With summer heat now here, the temperature inspires cravings for light culinary fare that cools the body and refreshes the spirit, yet requires little time in a hot kitchen. Nothing is more soothing ...

That means refreshing treats are in order, such as frozen drinks and desserts, and granitas, which are easy to make and, oh, so cooling. When it’s hot there’s nothing better than an icy treat to beat ...

If Cezanne had lived not in France but in Southern California, his still lifes would have overflowed with Meyer lemons. Plump, smooth-skinned, colored an unmistakable dark yellow -- canary yellow, the ...