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Is it wise to mess with tradition when it comes to holiday favorites? Over Thanksgiving I tested all sorts of different pie recipes, but I ended

The pineapple-glazed ham I baked for the Mad Men party I threw was a hit; there was very little

Guinness and rye bread go together as well as shamrocks and the color green or leprechauns, gold and rainbows. OK, enough with the St. Patrick's Day cliches. Here's

This is an incredible loaf of bread, engineered by Jeffrey Hamelman in his book, Bread. The only change I made to it was using Guinness

The original version of this recipe calls for using dill pickle juice. I found the pickle flavor to be distracting, and ultimately I was disappointed

Not over-mixing this dough gives it a slightly marbled quality. This recipe uses all-purpose flour instead of bread flour for a slightly more tender loaf. If you're

In this edition of Dear TMH I share a fast way to clean a grimy zester, some quick sandwich bread recipes, and the earliest known photo of

A reader e-mailed me this morning with the answer to my question. "Never gonna get a healthy scone, sorry," she wrote. "But a delicious scone, you WILL get

I've never been a fan of scones. They're usually dry and crumbly, and never quite sweet enough. I'll only buy a scone if the bakery or coffee