After 10+ years in customer service, Jen is now an editor at Chowhound and still can't believe she's basically living her childhood dream (of writing for Gourmet magazine). Naturally, she loves to eat ...

We know baking can be intimidating, and while there are plenty of challenging recipes out there, there are many more that anyone can make. The recipes in this collection demystify the world of baked ...

Baking is good for the soul. Whenever things get a bit much, I take a break from whatever I'm doing and grab a baking bowl and make a batch of cheese scones. They take about 20 minutes to bake and ...

OK, I’ll admit it. Baking can be a bit intimidating for first-timers out there. If you didn’t grow up baking cookies from scratch, I’ve got some ridiculously easy baking recipes for all the beginners ...

Baking with kids is the perfect activity on those days you don't know what to do. It requires relatively short spurts of focus and activity, but has built-in breaks too, perfect for shorter attention ...

The best way to start making homemade sweets? Follow these basic instructions and tips. Credit...Photographs by Joseph De Leo For The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini. Supported by By ...

Fluffy homemade cinnamon rolls are the perfect breakfast or brunch treat. They have a rich cinnamon and brown sugar filling ...

Don’t let intimidation stand between you and fresh-from-the-oven, homemade bread. Nutritious, home-baked loaves don’t have to be dense and bland — nor should homemade bread cost you hours of labor.

Many recipes call for baking powder, but who bakes enough to use a whole can before it expires? In fact, I learned the hard way about best-use-by-dates when we tried baking a cake with an old can of ...