Local strawberries in Houston don’t come around very often. So when the smiling farmer at Sustainable Vegetable Gardens from Missouri City offered me a taste of his crop, I could not resist. Bursting ...

Reminiscent of cinnamon coffee cake, but with a firmer texture, these scones are mixed with walnuts tossed in butter and cinnamon. There's even more cinnamon in the dough, along with nutmeg, ...

Just as so many people consider the Labor Day weekend to be the official end of grilling season, I think of the first week of November as the start of baking season. Halloween is over, and the time ...

I’ve worked in many different bakeries across New York City over the past eight years, and most of them have the same assortment of fresh-baked morning pastries — staples such as biscuits, muffins, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...