When cooks travel, they inevitably bring back recipes as souvenirs. A trip to central Italy might mean a wonderfully simple braise of fennel in olive oil. Go to southwest France and come back with ...

Place 1 cup of mixed dried fruit (raisins, cherries, cranberries, chopped apricots, etc.) in a bowl and cover with orange juice. Let stand until the fruit has softened slightly, about 20 minutes, then ...

When cooks travel, they inevitably bring back recipes as souvenirs. A trip to central Italy might mean a wonderfully simple braise of fennel in olive oil. Go to southwest France and come back with ...

Combine 1 cup apple juice, dried mixed fruit, raisins, sugar and cinnamon in a small saucepan. Cover and heat to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes. Uncover and cook 2 to 3 minutes to ...

For breakfast fans, sometimes a meal doesn’t get any better than a stack of pancakes. Fresh off the griddle and served under a pat of melting butter, pancakes are magical, a perfect start — and ...

When cooks travel, they inevitably bring back recipes as souvenirs. A trip to central Italy might mean a wonderfully simple braise of fennel in olive oil. Go to southwest France and come back with ...

I love a good pancake, but sometimes it pains me to see a pancake drowned in syrup. Now, if you have good maple syrup, by all means use it — just not too much of it. But if all you have is “pancake ...

Note: Based on an idea from the Minnesota Nice Cafe in Bemidji, Minn., and a recipe in the 1943 “Joy of Cooking.” 1. Grind the rolled oats in a blender until they are as fine as flour. Combine the ...