Pluot-Amaretti Trifle

Layer upon layer of custard, cookies, cream, and fruit.

Tomato-Basil Arancini

These small Italian rice croquettes are perfect party appetizers.

What to Do with Plain Yogurt

Drink it, make cheese with it, cook with it instead of sour cream or buttermilk.

Butternut Squash Lasagne

Loaded with chestnut, Gorgonzola, and fontina for an impressive vegetarian meal.

Make Your Own Mozzarella

Cheesemaking made simple.

Chopped Fava Bean Crostini with Pecorino

With lemon, mint, and black pepper.

Cheez-Its Still Doin' It for Me

This week’s mission: candy-bar themed cookies, and new cheese flavors of Cheez-Its.

Toaster Pastries Fit for a Monk

This week’s mission: ready-made meals for gluten allergy sufferers and a healthier alternative to Pop-Tarts.

A Plunge into Cheesy Lava Sauce

This week’s mission: a health-conscious Dunkin' Donuts offering, and a hot new Taco Bell item.

Another Secretly High-Calorie Salad

This week’s mission: Cold meets hot on a lettuce bed, and a new fast-food breakfast.

Suckling Pig for the Holidays

Go big with Chef Jose Garces’s festive menu.

Healthy Mini Pizza Roll Adventure

This week’s mission: ostensibly wholesome pizza snacks.

The Minimalist's Dessert

Cookbook author and confectioner Alice Medrich talks about her love of simple, artisanal sweets.

Hold the Cream of Mushroom Soup

From Bismarck to St. Paul to Madison, new high-end restaurants are embracing such local cuisine as fried walleye and wild-rice porridge. Call it the birth of northwoods chic.

Sweet Treats for Tea-Lovers

This week’s mission: hard candies that don’t suck.