One key to flaky, tender scones is the ingredients you use, but another is the temperature of those ingredients. Using chilled butter—and mixing everything together quickly, before it warms up—helps create those perfect flaky layers. Using frozen berries helps keep the dough’s temperature low. It also prevents the bright berry color from bleeding out of…
How to Make the Best Buttery, Flaky, Berry-Studded Scones for Breakfast
Pedal Power Is Good but Add Electricity to Make It Better
Whether you live in a big city or a small town, riding a bike combines fresh air and exercise. Choosing an e-bike might allow you to leave the car home. Two-Pedal Porsche Porsche eBike Sport $10,700 This joint effort by Porsche and RotWild mountain bikes is urban transportation that doubles as artwork. Cables and LED…
The Well-Behaved Pet: Sit, Stay, Good Pup!
Pet training is all about building a strong relationship. To your dog, you are the pack leader and the center of their universe. With patience and love, your fur baby can be the envy of the dog park. Be Patient Even Sara Carson’s Super Collies from “America’s Got Talent” were once rambunctious puppies; training a…
All of the Spirit, None of the Booze: Nonalcoholic Drinks for Any Occasion
For those who choose not to imbibe alcohol to cut calories or avoid headaches, you can still enjoy a cold beer after work, an afternoon G&T, or a merlot to enhance dinner. An Old World Brew Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Alkoholfrei This wheat beer has all the aroma and zest of a traditional German brew but without…
Destination Diner: This 1940s-Style Roadside Restaurant In the Wisconsin Woods Has a Jamaican Jerk Pit
Delta Diner is an unexpected vision in the Wisconsin Northwoods. As you come around the bend on an old county highway, a classic aluminum diner appears at the roadside, shining like brand new in the sun, alongside a smoking open-air Jamaican jerk shack, a coffee and ice cream stand, and a craft-beer bar built into…
The Family Table: Spaghetti Clam Sauce, a Family Favorite From the Pantry
Submitted by Linda Johnson, Kalispell, Montana I grew up in the Bronx in New York in the 1950s, and oh, was it fun! It was such an eclectic neighborhood—every nationality was represented. The smells coming from windows and doorways and sometimes a street cart made you dash for home to eat! My dad was always…
Stuffed Mushrooms With a Mediterranean Accent
A mixture of tomatoes, spinach, feta, olives, and fresh oregano gives portobellos a Mediterranean vibe in this healthy stuffed mushroom recipe. Serve these along with chicken, fish, or tofu as a super-satisfying side dish, or add a hearty salad and make them the centerpiece of a vegetarian dinner. Greek Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms Active Time: 15…
Lemon Risotto
Bright, creamy, and flavorful, this lemon risotto is all about showing off the citrus. Risotto takes a bit of time to make, but really it is a sensational dish and one that is always impressive to serve. It’s one of those classic recipes that turns simple, mundane ingredients, like rice and lemons, into an elegant…
Better Than Lemonade: How to Cook With Lemons, In Season Now
Sunny citrus fruits are in season during the winter months—just when we need them to cheer us up—so now is the perfect time to make the most of them. Consider the lemon. This humble kitchen powerhouse adds acidity and brightness to myriad dishes, from sweet to savory, often helping balance other flavors or providing some…
Chicken Tagine With Lemons and Olives
I am calling this a tagine because the original recipe is made in an earthenware tagine, but after making this dish so many times, I’ve found a large sauté pan with a lid works just as well. The point is to brown the chicken skin side first, and then cover it with broth, lemons, and…
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