Want to make a wedding cake but are intimidated? This cake is for you. Layered with blackberries and garnished with roses, it is a showpiece.

To compensate for not browning the meat, add “power” ingredients that produce a similar depth—cocoa powder, canned chipotles in adobo, and Worcestershire sauce....

Any excuse to cook a pork chop is a good excuse, and here is one of Italian origin.

You can make believe you’re vacationing on the Italian coast with this dish.

Thinly sliced, mushroom caps add a satisfying meatiness to a fluffy omelet filled with Gruyère, fresh tarragon, and shallot.

Good-quality ingredients brought together with a minimum of fuss: Tender, delicate crab when teamed with homemade semolina, develops a certain swagger.

Tuscans are known bean eaters, and when you simmer cannellini beans and finish them in the oven with a fresh tomato ragù, you’ll understand why.

We’re not dismissing the sweeter side of pain perdu (French toast), but custardy, golden bread just as easily goes savory.

Toasting barley in a dry pot adds an extra dimension to this hearty twist on risotto.