Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cocktail hour should go all the way through dessert. “In the Dominican Republic, rum is made from cooked molasses,” Angel Guzmán, ...

I think after you have been cooking for a number of years you gain confidence in reading and understanding recipes. I think you can imagine the final product and make simple changes according to your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It smells and tastes like cinnamon-dusted hot chocolate. Rum makers are quite fond of using oak barrels to age their sugar-derived ...

Tired of having guests ignore the fruitcake that somehow survived Christmas past? Toss aside the dried out, stale pastry and delight loved one this holiday season with a luscious, boozy dish. While ...

Christopher Kimball visited Claire Ptak at London’s Violet Bakery in the first season of Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television, for an episode called “The New Baking.” He picked up tips to ...

Heat the oven to 325°F with a rack in the middle position. Coat the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan evenly with the tablespoon of softened butter. In a 2-cup liquid measuring cup, combine ...

Dear SOS: Having encountered the best chocolate pie ever at Cold Springs Tavern, an old stagecoach stop in Santa Barbara, I’m wondering whether you can persuade the restaurant to share its recipe. I ...

This cake looks unassuming – it’s quite plain, and is decorated with nothing more than a light dusting of icing sugar. But be warned: it is potent. It irritates me when I order rum-raisin something – ...

Tom Sandham is an award-winning cocktails and spirits expert and author of several drinks books, including World’s Best Cocktails. He is also co-creator of the Thinking Drinkers, a comedy double act ...