As I was growing up, our house was always stocked with homemade treats — even more so at Christmas. Cookies and candies would be found in containers all around the kitchen and dining room. We made and ...

Editor’s note: High altitudes make cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This twice-monthly column presents recipes and tips that make baking in ...

Parsnips are a severely underrated root vegetable that don’t get nearly as much love as vegetables such as carrots, sweet potatoes and even beets — but this holiday season, we’re going to give the ...

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 ...

Summer gives me a hankering for all things lemony. Smiling kiddos hawking lemonade are perched at every other corner. My mom makes my Dad's favorite lemon meringue pie, which provides that perfect ...

Combine the butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and confectioners’ sugar in a mixer and whip together at high speed until light and airy, approximately 3 to 5 minutes. Using a small offset spatula, apply a ...

Cream cheese frosting became popular in the 1960s when it was printed alongside recipes for carrot cake. It is a traditional frosting for both carrot cake and red velvet cake. Lemon cream cheese ...