When norcalgirl21 put in a request for a Lava Cake recipe, the first thing I thought of was Nigella Lawson's Choco-Hoto-Pots, although I like to refer to them simply as chocolate pots. This is a classic Nigella recipe: simple, quick and outrageously decadent. Warm, gooey, chocolatey heaven! I have yet to serve these and not have the conversation come to a halt, leaving only the sound of spoons scraping against porcelain and the occasional sigh of pleasure. More

Sometimes the best desserts are born from imitation. Such is the case with these cookies. I first had a Cornmeal Lime Cookie here in Seattle at one of my favorite bakeries, Honore. I was running in to get a macaron and saw a friend who asked if I was picking up a Cornmeal Lime Cookie. I told her I'd never tried one; she looked at me as if I was crazy. Everything changed that day. More

What's cuter than a full-size layer cake and more festive than a cupcake? A mini layer cake! Jordan from Oh Happy Day has a tutorial for making these adorable cakes, which are baked in repurposed tin cans. More

Have you ever thought about what goes into the wine you're drinking? I mean, really thought about it? Grapes, sunshine, soil, barrels, time all play a role, yes. But frequently so do a host of other additives, enzymes, and supplements, all of which are used to tweak and refine the wine to meet consumer expectations. This "discrepancy between public perception and cellar reality," as New York Magazine put it, has caused some winemakers to voluntarily list ingredients on their labels. But not everyone is happy about it. More

If you've ever tried home-brewing beer, you've probably felt bad about tossing out all the spent grain left at the end of the process. It turns out there is a way to reuse that grain — and these moist spent grain muffins from the blog Love & Olive Oil are just the beginning. More

You know it's really spring when rhubarb is in the markets. That's about the time I begin roasting it to eat with yogurt and ice cream, making crumbles and crisps, and folding it into every cake and muffin batter I can think of. More

Mornings are meant for muffins. They're portable, easy to throw together, and can incorporate the season's fruit beautifully. Such is the case with these vanilla-flecked, oat and coconut-strewn, mango-laden beauties. More

Whether spring is in the air in your neck of the woods or not, we can all pretend. These bright, citrusy lemon cookies will help with that. More

Chewy cookie on the bottom, marshmallow-like meringue on top, and a rich layer of chocolate sandwiched in between - these halfway cookies have got to be one of the best inventions ever! The recipe has been around for decades and we often find it in old church and community cookbooks. The only problem is that some of the instructions are unclear or have gotten scrambled over the years, and that makes it rather hard to follow along. An updated version is definitely in order! More

Let's take a moment to appreciate the beautiful trifecta that is Boston Cream Pie. You get buttery cake (check!), soft vanilla pastry cream (check!), and a topping of thick chocolate ganache (check!). It's a triple win. And cupcake form means you can cut out the middle man and eat it with your hands. More