Making a strawberry shortcake means dealing with the mess of slicing berries and sprinkling sugar over them, watching them ooze ...

Making lemonade sorbet means standing over a pot, watching sugar dissolve into hot water, then squeezing fresh lemons until your ...

Making blueberry cobbler means dealing with a sticky, oozy fruit filling that bubbles over if you’re not careful. You’ll be ...

Pulling the zucchinis out of the fridge, I grab a handful, feeling the cool, slightly damp skin before grating them ...

Making a berry trifle means dealing with layers of soaked sponge, which you’ll need to cut and gently press into ...

Making a key lime pie starts with crushing graham crackers, which can be noisy and messy, then pressing that crumb ...

Making vanilla bean ice cream is all about the messy process of infusing milk and cream with those tiny black ...

Peach galette starts with that messy, sticky dough that you have to fold over the fruit, not neatly but with ...

This cheesecake starts with a crumbs-and-butter crust that you press into the bottom of a pan, no baking involved. It’s ...

Every spring, I chase the scent of fresh strawberries curling through the kitchen window. But this year, I wanted to ...