Recipe for Chocolate-Hazelnut Banana Crepes

Cherry Coconut Ice Cream Sandwiches, Cherry Frangipane Tart, and Île Flottante With Fresh Cherries. Even if strawberries and rhubarb are in, to me it never feels as if summer has begun until there are cherries.

It’s probably not a coincidence that just as cookbooks based on alternatives to wheat have entered the market (who ever heard of kamut or farro two decades ago?), so have alternatives to refined white sugar.

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The Emily Dickinson Museum will tell you that 'The kitchen appears to be one of the rooms where [Emily] Dickinson felt most comfortable, perhaps most at home.' But the 'many drafts of poems written on kitchen papers tell us also that this was a space of creative ferment for her, and that the writing of poetry mixed in her life with the making of delicate treats.' We still have access to Dickinson's gingerbread and doughnut recipes.

In Tajikistan, bread is still baked in a beautiful, traditional way at Shamsullo Dustov’s house in Kumsangir—just 30 miles from the Afghan border.  The Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created by filmmakers from around the web and selected by National Geographic editors. The filmmakers created the content presented, and the opinions expressed are their own, not those of the National Geographic Society

Baking desserts comes down to a science and it’s the little things that can make or break your tasty treats.

Icebox desserts may just very well be my favorite thing about summer. I live in Arizona and turning the oven (or the stove) on to make a dessert is not on the top of my list. These Top 6, Best Ever No-Bake Icebox Desserts, however, are on the top of my list.

Even Santa will want to stick around for one of these desserts.

Step away from the oven! Don’t lose your cool when summer temps heat up–there’s no need to to give up tasty desserts or sweets just because you don’t want to be stuck in a hot kitchen, and who would blame you?

Tried-and-tested tips from Saturday magazine’s celebrity chef. Recipes for blueberry cheesecake brûlées and pear and berry pudding. These lovely summer desserts would be perfect to serve alfresco after a barbecue.