Very dark, adult-tasting chocolate chip cookies that may very well get eaten by the batch   These cookies are my brother-in-law’s favorites. He is very mindful and cautious about what and how much he normally eats, but when I bring over these cookies, I always enjoy catching him when he carefully tries to steal a cookie or 2. They are ...

Rich, silky vanilla sauce for ice cream, fruit, bread pudding, cakes and tarts. There are many different recipes for this standard, basic but oh-so-good custard sauce, but this one comes from one of my favorite cookbooks, “Baking” by James Peterson, a tip from my brother Jasper. ...

The basic recipe for creamy, silky custard-based ice cream This very classic and basic recipe is from the NY Times news paper, which in itself is a incredibly useful and highly recommended source for all kinds of recipes. I like the simplicity of their basic ice cream recipe. ...