Cookie bars, sliced pie squares, granola bars and crisped rice treats. Whether topped with a drizzle of chocolate or a crumbly streusel topping, bars are the go-to treats for bake sales and school ...

If you were dining at the home of an aspiring Los Angeles hostess in 1930, you might have been served smoked salmon appetizers (strips of salmon rolled “around a midget sweet pickle in the form of a ...

Like many people these days, I am disillusioned by the divisiveness, hatred and what-have-you-done-for-me-lately attitude that’s rampant these days. A week ago, some of my faith and optimism were ...

In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Beat in egg yolk, then vanilla. On low speed, beat in flour, pecans, and salt until just combined. With floured fingertips ...

In the U.S., salted and unsalted butter hovers around 80 percent butterfat and the rest is water. European butter ranges between 83 percent and 86 percent butterfat. “Salted butter is made from cream ...