Maple syrup is famously made in spring, when below-freezing nights followed by warm days cause the sap stored in a sugar maple’s trunk to flow up and out of the tree and into buckets or plastic tubing ...

You might not have noticed, but drop by drop, the first harvest of 2021 has begun. There's more sunlight. Maple trees and their shallow roots break their dormancy, and the sap will be ready to rise up ...

My longtime editor, Judith Jones, is a wonderful home cook and a true New Englander. As such, she’s very thrifty and very creative at using leftovers. Jones and her husband, Evan (who was also a fine ...

Cookbook author Melissa Clark likes giving slices of roasted winter squash a little wake-up, so she roasts them with maple syrup, olive oil, fresh ginger and thyme. It’s a simple idea, but the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This sheet cake is lightly spiced and perfectly moist, but it's the brown butter maple buttercream that ...