Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Jason Schreiber’s new cookbook, “Fruit Cake: Recipes for the Curious Baker” (William Morrow, $32.50), is packed with innovative fruit-forward cakes, plenty of which feature citrus, dried fruits and ...

This cake has gotten raves at my family’s holiday gatherings and as a special breakfast or weeknight dessert. People go bonkers for the almond-paste topping. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray ...

Fruitcake has been around for centuries. Originally, it was an orgiastic mishmash of every rare and delicious ingredient obtainable: dried fruit, nuts, butter, sugar, liquor. To anyone who lived prior ...

Deborah Madison is known for great vegetarian cookbooks, beginning with the landmark “Greens Cookbook,” which she wrote in 1987 as the founding chef of Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. Clearly this ...

For better or worse, most of us have been face-to-face with a dried-out cake. Whether your fruit cake sat out too long on the counter, or your attempts at making a decadent, moist chocolate cake ...