Pears

Food historians trace the making of iced confections to China thousands of years ago. Sorbet is the French word for sherbet, which Italians call sorbetto. Unlike sherbet, sorbet does not contain milk and has a softer consistency. It can be savory or sweet...

Cheesecakes can be challenging for even the most experienced bakers. Here's a troubleshooting guide for your kitchen files. What went wrong? *Cracked surface: Eggs have been overbeaten. Beat the eggs only until they are mixed. Also caused by not loosening...

An apple or pear a day may help keep stroke away, says the American Heart Association....

Asian pears, like many fruits, are available year-round from storage and imports. But they are really at their best during the heat of late summer and early fall, when their delicate flavor is freshest and a juicy, crunchy fruit straight......

What are hitting their peak at local markets? Bartlett pears. Pears will continue to ripen off the tree (indeed, they really have to ripen off the tree to avoid a woody texture). So if your pears are a little green......

The more the merrier in the Orlando Sentinel test kitchen! That’s why we have teamed with the fabulous folks over at Orlando’s WOMX Mix 105.1 to offer the morning show’s Recipe of the Week. Today's recipe is Breakfast Pear and Bacon Grille...

A food hub for farmers and other local food producers to do business is one of the recommendations of a food policy task force that's been working for a year to figure out how to create a thriving regional food......

While the weather has careened in the last week from broiling to chilly and sodden and back to warm -- and summer produce, such as peaches, peppers and eggplants, continues to be offered at farmers markets -- a change is......

Any cocktail geek who has been watching via YouTube the experiments of chef Grant Achatz et al. as he prepares to open "molecular" cocktail bar Aviary in Chicago has been wondering what an edible Cynar Flip or boozy "bubble tea"......

Thanksgiving traditions run deep in most families, but ther's always a little wiggle room to experiment with some new recipes. Here are two beautiful additions to the table, which are as decorative as they are delicious. Find recipes for pumpkin soup...

The more the merrier in the Orlando Sentinel test kitchen! That’s why we have teamed with the fabulous folks over at Orlando’s WOMX Mix 105.1 to offer the morning show’s Recipe of the Week. Today's recipe lineup includes the basics for the...

L.A. Opera's James Conlon turns from Benjamin Britten's "The Turn of the Screw" to the composer's "Noah's Flood"...