Hannah's winning essay

"Amazing!" Hear that? That's what you will say when you taste our delicious new desert. What I mean when I said "OUR delicious new dessert" is that when I was little I always wanted to make a scrumptious dessert with a famous chef.

Caramel Dulce de Leche Cheesecake

Beth Woods of "Goods from the Woods" shares her amazing cheesecake recipe on Saturday's NBC4 TODAY.

Review: Cody Carrot Cake Porter

Cody Brewing Co. in Amesbury (whose year-round beers I wrote about yesterday) has just released an exceptionally tasty seasonal, Carrot Cake Porter. Deep, dark brown with a 2-inch head, it gives off a sweet aroma boasting notes of caramel, chocolate, and -- natch -- carrots. It tastes much like a pumpkin ale -- imagine crossing Cape Ann Fisherman's Pumpkin Stout with Southern Tier's super-sweet ...

Nigel Slater's hazelnut recipes

Whether you mix it with fruit, dark chocolate or golden caramel, the hazelnut is at the heart of great baking Some of my obsession with storage jars is simply a need for order and calm in the kitchen. (Life is too short to waste any of it looking for something in a cupboard.) But most of it is about common sense and saving money. Keeping lentils and haricot beans in a jar is more about tidiness ...

The ice cream taste test

During a very rare burst of sunshine, team lovefood taste-tested all the latest ice creams to help you make the best choices this summer.