Snacking cakes are meant to be enjoyed in pieces at a time. Leave them on the counter and take a piece to satisfy a craving. This scratch cake is easy enough for the novice cook and ...

Whipped cornmeal with okra is a fine example of simplicity without sacrifice to flavor. Combine the okra and 2 cups water in a 3-quart saucepan and bring to a gentle boil. Cook for 10 minutes, then ...

Belgian waffles as we know them -- light golden platforms for pyramids of frothy whipped cream and gooey strawberries -- were first introduced to America at the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows, ...

Joe Trull, the pastry chef and a co-owner of Grits & Groceries in Belton, S.C., shared this recipe for sweet potato cornmeal cake. This cake is simultaneously smooth and coarse — smooth from the sweet ...

The hustle and bustle of holidays are beginning to wind down. We’ve eaten, we’ve drunk, and we’ve definitely been merry. Now, we enter the days when we really want to slow down and take stock of ...

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 ...

I can’t stop thinking about the Lemon Cornmeal Trifle served at Table & Main. The combination of cake, whipped cream, pastry cream and fresh strawberries is my idea of the perfect dessert. Will they ...

"It tastes like a classic diner waffle but heartier," says the actor, who features this recipe in his new cookbook Trejo's Cantina Danny Trejo is turning up the heat on breakfast. His waffles with ...

If you’ve got your hands on some plums this season, this cake is honestly one of my favorite things ever. I love a fruit-studded cake, and this one has a ripple of plum butter running through the ...

Golden cornmeal takes center stage in this simple cake, which is stirred in a bowl with yogurt, buttermilk, the cornmeal, a little all-purpose flour, and plenty of orange rind and juice. It's baked in ...

Crispy on the outside and tender in the middle, these old-school tuna patties are a budget-friendly classic that still taste just as good as you remember.

Here's one of my unpopular food opinions: I like steamed whole okra. If the pods are less than 2 inches long and fresh from the garden, they are a tender bite of unique flavor when salted and steamed.