Happy: The scent of minced garlic and lemon zest hitting a hot pan at the same moment

Buttermilk Syrup: sweet on pancakes, and the leftovers are just waiting for cake.

Fresh chevre makes a good spread for flatbread when combined with lemon and chopped herbs.

Homemade granola bars for wee lunches

Alice Medrich’s Very Tangy Lime Bars: A perfect execution of taking lime in the direction of dessert

Secret ingredient: fennel pollen, a.k.a. fairy dust

Cardamom pods for an Indian food initiation

I don’t care what the Corn Refiners Association says; I’m sticking to sugar.

Homemade bread for the yeast-challenged

How does something like this caramel bar happen?

Egg cupcakes

Is cooking cool enough for kids?

Utterly splurge-worthy

Olive tapenade

It’s edible, alright, but the fun isn’t in the eating.

Darkest chocolate sorbet

Chocolate Hazelnut Gelato with Orange

Soft-boiled egg salad with homemade croutons

Key lime juice can be used in lieu of Tahitian or Persian lime juice.

On the way to marmalade

Sometimes soup is what happens when the blueberry craving hits.