That trusty bottle of extra-virgin olive oil in your pantry can do much more than whip up a flavorful dressing or marinade.

Sweet-scented namoura — syrup-soaked semolina cake — comes together in a snap and only gets better as it sits.

Roasted strawberries ensure optimal sweetness in this strawberry and basil lemonade recipe, which comes with the optional boozy upgrade.

Discover the best ice cream shop in every state, from classic parlors to innovative scoop spots locals can’t get enough of.

This lavender simple syrup will add a calming sweet and floral flavor to your cocktails and hot drinks. Use it to make your ...

Late winter usually means sap starts to flow in our trees. I have several friends that started running maple syrup a few ...

When the going gets cold, the cold get hot chocolate. Whether it’s true hot chocolate — solid chocolate melted into milk or ...

Tonka bean is the seed of the catchily named dipteryx odorata tree, or coumarouna odorata. Native to South and Central ...

Dale Dineen didn’t start cultivating lavender to make money. She’s always loved gardening and appreciated lavender’s relaxing qualities. So when one of her sons was killed in an on-the-job ...

We love sampling the many variations of Old Fashioned cocktails around town. Here’s where we found some of our favorites.

There are a lot of great restaurants in the Lower Hudson Valley — and one of them, Augustine's Salumeria in Mamaroneck — was just honored by being included on USA TODAY's Restaurant of the Year 2025 ...