If a dessert that starts with a boxed cake mix is good enough for my baker-extraordinaire mother-in-law, then it's good enough for me. Her scratch-cooking credentials are legit: She maintains a ...

Apricots are perfectly fine in their own right. I’ve been snacking on dried apricots of late when I want something sweet. And the arrival of apricot season is always welcome, if short-lived. But ...

Editor’s note: Living in the Colorado High Country is pure joy. Baking in it isn’t. High altitude makes cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall, and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level.

I would like to introduce you to one of my mom’s easiest but most crowd-pleasing recipes, the apricot bar. She was ahead of her time in so many ways, but the first I remember admiring her ability to ...

I love apricots. I prefer fresh to dried, but I am happy to eat them either way. I purchase the large bag of dried ones from Costco, but after a while I really want to do something with them besides ...

Fruity and hearty meet delicious and irresistible in Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis‘ Apricot Oat Bars recipe. Palate-pleasing apricot preserves are baked with chopped dried apricots in a hearty ...

These are the squares that inspired Marcy Goldman to become a baker: a light tartlike pastry base with a tangy, bright apricot filling, then shredded frozen dough on the top and a dusting of ...

Award-winning food writer and photographer Liza Gershman’s newest book taps into a deep well of affectionate nostalgia for small towns and county fairs. With 80 recipes representing all 50 states, ...

This wanderer has finally come home. After nearly 25 years of being a guest at Passover dinners across the country, I’m doing the cooking. I’ve at last accumulated all the necessary elements: the ...

These bars are delicious but very sweet and heavy. Would it be possible to lighten them up? Thank you. Press half of the dough firmly into a well-greased 8- or 9-inch square pan. Spread with a ...

In advance of the 1995 holiday season, political commentator Duby McDowell shared a family recipe for Apricot Walnut Bars with readers of The Courant’s food section. At the time, McDowell admitted ...