The olive oil cake at Gypsy Kitchen is my all-time favorite restaurant dessert. Who would have thought olive oil would make such a delicious cake? I’d love to have the recipe. — Sam Alexander, Decatur ...

As much as I adore the coziness of fall, complete with its sweater weather, bubbling pots of soup, and warm mugs of apple cider, there’s something bittersweet about saying goodbye to summer. Until ...

Fresh basil pesto comes together in minutes with simple ingredients like basil, pine nuts, Parmesan, and olive oil. It’s a bright homemade sauce that instantly adds flavor to pasta, pizza, and ...

Shannon Swindle is executive pastry chef of Italian restaurants Funke in Beverly Hills and Felix in Venice, and he’s probably got a recipe or a hundred in his back pocket when it comes to simple yet ...