Dessert News

No secular meal is more rigidly ritualistic as Thanksgiving Dinner. Oh, some may tinker with the stuffing from year to year, or introduce a vegetable which is not on The List.

I could list all the dishes on the dinner menu the night I visited the Sheraton Waikiki's three-month-old Kai Market, billed as a farm-to-table buffet.

"We protect you, why can't you hook me up?" Brown told a Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop employee April 20 after the store closed for the day, according to internal affair's documents released Friday.

The holidays may not be so sweet this year. Nestl -- which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the United States -- says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products through the holidays.

Hoping to sway lawmakers, two of the state's most famous residents and one of its former governors joined groups opposed to the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant on Thursday in announcing a push for Town Meeting Day votes on whether the plant should keep operating past 2012.

QUELLE surprise! Top chef Raymond Blanc, above, celebrated his 60th birthday today with a special cake.

Green pistachios and red cherries are a perfect Christmas cookie combo - they complement each other in both color and flavor.

The holidays may not be so sweet this year. Nestle - which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S. - says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products through the holidays.

In this Jan. 10, 2008 file photo, a variety of retail gift cards are seen on a kiosk at a... FILE - In this Jan.

Fall fruits are refreshing eaten fresh out of hand, but change their character in subtle ways when cooked or baked - exuding their juices, their sugars richly caramelizing, the textures softening but remaining pleasantly chewy.

I've always been a fan of tarte Tatin, the French dessert that features deeply caramelized apples on a light crust, often puff pastry.

If you feel like you're in a losing battle with a triple-chocolate cake, a "mental budget" can help, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research .

After writing two emotional books about cancer and a girl who survived horrific accidents, author Sally Collings needed a break, so she asked children for their advice.

Here she's making fajitas with her 13-year-old son, Harrison. Photograph by: Bruce Edwards, The Journal, Edmonton Journal Maybe it's just me.

At most Thanksgiving dinners, a selection of pies is almost as traditional as the turkey.

A husband in China has left his wife after she forced him to eat cake for every meal.

As Thanksgiving nears, most home cooks begin planning their traditional meal - including pumpkin pie.

An extra-dark gingerbread crust and dark chocolate glaze make these miniature pumpkin tarts a rich rethinking of the classic Thanksgiving dessert.

Melissa Hanna and Laurel Tincher think they've found their sweet spot. The two college-age entrepreneurs recently launched the Little Spoon dessert truck .

CELEBRITY gardener Alan Titchmarsh has returned to his horticultural roots with a visit to the Harrogate charity he helped to set up.