A few weeks ago, on one of those sunshiny Saturdays in November, my husband and I decided to take a day trip. Early that morning we got in the car and headed south from Bemidji. After a brief shopping ...

As a Californian trapped indoors by East Coast snow, I was running out of things to eat. It was way too cold to leave the house. A whole day stretched ahead, wide and open. If you have a TV, then ...

When someone says “strudel,” most of us think of something sweet wrapped in a layered flaky dough that, when bitten into, gets crumbs all over your black T-shirt. It is not something typically made at ...

Apple strudel is famously difficult to make, but Heidi Riegler makes it look easy. The proprietor of Vienna Cookie Company in Baldwin handles the dough as easily as if it were laundry. And she not ...

An assembly line of sorts has been in action for several hours. Roll out the dough, brush with oil, sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar, spread on the filling, add nuts, roll into a cylinder. Place on a ...

A few weeks ago, on one of those sunshiny Saturdays in November, my husband and I decided to take a day trip. Early that morning we got in the car and headed south from Bemidji, Minn. After a brief ...

2 pounds ricotta cheese 2¾ cups sugar, divided use 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, plus additional melted butter if desired 1 tablespoon lemon peel, finely grated 2 teaspoons orange ...

A version of this article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. In this episode of “Est Gezunterheyt” (Eat In Good Health), Yiddish food scholar and gourmet chef Eve Jochnowitz and I ...

THE hard, tart quince, with its mild apple-pear flavor, is one of those fruits that definitely needs help in reaching its full potential. It’s just not much good without some cooking. There are the ...

As summer's warmth fades and the crispness of fall slowly descends, the orchards are bursting with sweet, juicy apples, practically begging to be baked into something delicious. While apple pie is a ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. An assembly line of sorts has been in action for several hours. Roll out the dough, brush with oil, sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar, ...