The secret ingredient in many professional layer cakes and a kind of magic to the home baker is called simple syrup and it’s precisely that: a syrup made simply of equal parts water and sugar.

Lavender simple syrup imparts a wonderful floral flavor to your favorite beverages. With just three ingredients and three ...

Quick and flavorful blueberry simple syrup made with fresh or frozen berries. Use it for lemonade, iced tea, pancakes, or ...

Steeping chiles and fresh ginger slices in basic simple syrup infuses it with a kick ideal for the holidays. You can add more of one or the other if you’d like more warm gingery heat or chile spice.

1 teaspoon super-fine sugar, OR 2 tablespoons simple syrup 4 dashes Angostura Bitters or Fee Brothers' Old-Fashioned Bitters 1/6 medium orange, a nice thick wedge 2 to 3 ounces Bourbon or rye whiskey ...

Simple syrup is nice to have on hand for the times when you feel like making a cocktail at home—but buying it from the store seems kind of wasteful when it’s nothing more than sugar and water. Making ...

It doesn't take much to completely elevate a dish. A squeeze of fresh citrus, a few cracks of black pepper, or a sprinkling of fresh herbs go a long way in creating complexity, freshness and a little ...

Any self-respecting gourmand will likely share several interests: eating, cooking and drinking. When two or three of these can be creatively combined, the fun more than doubles. We’re sure you’ve ...

Vanilla pudding was the finishing touch of a fine dinner served at the Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Top 10 Takeover dinner last Monday at Chartreuse Kitchen & Cocktails in Detroit.