Editor’s note: Living in the Colorado high country is pure joy. Baking in it isn’t. High altitude makes cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This ...

High altitudes make cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall, and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This twice-monthly column, published on Thursdays, presents recipes and tips that make ...

We do a lot of cooking but not a ton of baking. Desserts have never been our favorites nor our forte. My sister-in-law Sue was always famous for her desserts, especially a Viennese chocolate torte.

Cookbooks published today have as much a place on our coffee tables as they do in our kitchens, with their glossy pages, beautiful photography, stories about dishes' histories and detailed ...