1 cup plus 3 tablespoons cane sugar2 large eggs at room temperature2 tablespoons loose black tea of choice1 cup buttermilk, Greek or whole milk yogurt1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract1 cup olive oil ...

Let’s file this in the ever-expanding “Be Careful What You Ask For” file. Last week in this space I relayed a message from a reader, a plaintive cry for help regarding an old-fashioned recipe from ...

Mom’s birthday is tomorrow, and you’ll find her gift accompanying this column. Oh, I’ve sent a couple of other gifts as well. But I have an idea she’ll enjoy her batch of teacakes and the recipe Renee ...

I remember competing with my siblings for my mother’s tea cakes. She made them from an old family recipe for a stove-top sweet biscuit. Mom came here from Shaw, Mississippi. We lived on the west side, ...

Ever hear of Feng Shui in the kitchen? It’s the placement of objects that goes way back centuries, thanks to Chinese art. Arranging nature’s foods in wooden bowls, like round apples, may bring you ...

Lemon-myrtle, lavender-Earl Grey, hazelnut-orange -- the selection of tea cakes from Valerie Confections screams spring. Assistant Food editor Betty Hallock is a fan: “They’re moist, dense and not too ...

Phallic bread and a comedy number gone wrong made for a controversial episode of the show. Episode 3 of the baking competition was Bread Week, which brought the challenge to bake teacakes. The type of ...

Mom’s birthday is tomorrow, and you’ll find her gift accompanying this column. Oh, I’ve sent a couple of other gifts as well. But I have an idea she’ll enjoy her batch of teacakes and the recipe Renee ...