STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Hazy summer days make me think of my mother. She worked as the bookkeeper at my uncle’s restaurant, Jim McMullen’s, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. When school was finished ...

PLAINS, Pa. — Elephant Ears or Palmiers are buttery puff pastries that are giant sized and delicious! These French sweets get their name because they are shaped like palm leaves or elephant ears. We ...

Avid fans of "The Great British Baking Show" may recall the episode in Season 3 when host Paul Hollywood devilishly chose as the technical challenge a pastry called an arlette. Each face in the meadow ...