I was born and raised in the Appalachian Mountains, where intricate quilts were carefully displayed at local arts fairs or familiarly folded across a friend’s family couch. I grew up hearing about ...

Here's how to tell if that block of sugar is bad—or still plenty sweet enough to use. Unless you’re a very frequent baker, you’ve probably found a long-forgotten open bag of brown sugar lurking on one ...

One thing that can derail your baking plans is discovering that the brown sugar your cookie recipe calls for is as hard as a ...