Homemade candy is my favorite treat to have on hand for holiday giving. It’s almost always easier than it looks, and is sure to please just about everyone. My current candy of choice? Pâte de fruit.

More specifically, butter. And even more specifically, sage and garlic confit brown butter, made custom by none other than Ryan Whaley, chief cook, bottlewasher and, whod’ve thunk, candlemaker at ...

I may have mentioned these three facts about my mom before: She studied pastry-making at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, she is a devoted sugar addict and Paris is her favorite place on Earth. These three ...

Chicken liver pate is one of my favourites at Christmas, simply spread on some crackers or buttered toast, it's delicious, rich and almost certain to set my gout off! But who cares it's Christmas! Now ...