New cookbooks are a bright spot in spring, and this year's crop is a bumper one. One emerging theme is: Go easy on yourself.

Carrot cake doesn’t usually ask for much. It’s a humble, nostalgic dessert—spiced and sweet, cozy under a thick blanket of cream cheese frosting. It shows up at Easter or maybe at a spring potluck, ...

Combining chocolate hot cross buns with prunes, plum jam and a chocolate-custard base results in a decadent, self-saucing ...

Welcome to “Cookbook of the Week.” This is a series where I highlight cookbooks that are unique, easy to use, or just special to me. While finding a particular recipe online serves a quick ...

Self Sufficient Me Make Plum Jam From Unripe Fruit! Posted: April 2, 2025 | Last updated: April 2, 2025 Homegrown produce doesn't always ripen at the same time so here's a way to make plum jam ...

When the weather is warm, there’s only one place I want to be: outside, in shorts, eating pasta salad. Might I suggest laying off the store-bought stuff this year in favor of something just as ...

Meghan Markle’s As Ever brand gave a behind-the-scenes look at how its raspberry jam is made. On Thursday, March 27, the brand’s official Instagram account shared a reel showing every step of ...

A mainstay at the Eid al-Fitr table of Maryam Jillani’s grandmother, Kulsoom, was mutton pulao, an aromatic rice dish prepared in a gently spiced bone broth. It’s both comforting and ...

Leon Bennett/FilmMagic; Abigail Spencer/Instagram Some of Meghan Markle's friends have posted to celebrate the raspberry jam with keepsake box from her As ever brand On March 4, the Duchess of ...

This season's batch of new cookbooks are wanderers. You could head to Pakistan, the Caribbean (two times) or bop from one friend's dinner party to another's with the optimal dish in hand for sharing.

(Maryam Jillani via AP) This cover image released by Hardie Grant shows the cookbook “Pakistan,” by Maryam Jillani. (Hardie Grant Publishing via AP) This photo taken on June 21, 2022 shows the ...