I am big on afternoon tea, year round, but in the winter, I get even more into it. I don't mean high tea with cookies and all that...I mean a nice loose leaf tea...

I read about—and promptly ordered—a new book called An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace in Tuesday's New York Times (in the Science section...

We love this Danish candy making story our friend and colleague Jen Aaronson wrote about on the Martha Stewart Family Room blog. Who knew that making candy could...

I made a "croque monsieur" riff with leftover French toast, melted gruyere cheese, and turkey. You just use the French toast to make a grilled cheese (plus whatever...

After having been away all weekend, I realized we had no bread for sandwiches. We did, however, have a stash of tortillas, a can of black beans, and a bit of the...

A total Martha rip-off from her most amazing Cookies cookbook, this stained-glass effect can be applied to any sugar or shortbread cookie recipe. Lots of oohs...

We bought these cans of Gordon's Gin & Tonic when we were in England, and wish we could have brought back a case of them. They were totally perfect—great taste—nothing...

Especially in the winter, we love to have some new (to us) cookbooks to look through, and perhaps to even cook from. My friend Liana, who is an amazing cook, swears...