Every year chocolate is celebrated on Valentine’s Day for its sensual romantic symbolism, its power as an aphrodisiac to awaken slumbering passions. Its bittersweet complexity is as sharp and ...

I think after you have been cooking for a number of years you gain confidence in reading and understanding recipes. I think you can imagine the final product and make simple changes according to your ...

Rebecca Hart of Westminster is seeking “a delicious recipe for chocolate mousse,” which she has lost. “I have tried recipes, but none are as good. I would appreciate help.” Sheila Konsowski of Glen ...

"During these difficult times, I love baking at home with my family," says the chef, who converted his Red Rooster restaurants in Miami and N.Y.C.'s Harlem into food hubs to provide meals to people in ...

Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine cake mix, pudding, eggs, 1/2 cup of the rum, water and oil in a large mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat at low speed until moistened. Beat at medium speed for 2 ...

Stir chocolate, milk, and salt in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until chocolate melts. Stir constantly until all sugar in chocolate is dissolved, about 13 minutes. Add rum to chocolate; using ...

75g (2¾oz) raisins 3tbsp dark rum 175ml (6fl oz) single cream 25g (1oz) golden caster sugar 350g (12oz) dark chocolate, chopped 25g (1oz) unsalted butter, softened Edible gold leaf flakes (online or ...

Dear SOS: Having encountered the best chocolate pie ever at Cold Springs Tavern, an old stagecoach stop in Santa Barbara, I’m wondering whether you can persuade the restaurant to share its recipe. I ...

You know those people who drink iced coffee all year round, no matter the temperature? Well, that's how I feel about hot chocolate. I don't need to wait for leaves to start falling—or for snow to top ...

What we’re drinking: Four rums by SelvaRey, including White, Chocolate, Coconut (just launched) and Owner’s Reserve. Where it’s from: SelvaRey (which loosely translates to “King of the Jungle”) was ...