The technique: Streusel-a crumbly mixture of flour, butter, sugar, and spices-often shows up on coffee cakes. The sweet, crunchy stuff also makes a great pie-topper. The payoff: You have to roll out only...
Author: Jeanne Kelley
This breakfast slushy combines sweet melon with tangy orange juice for a quick summer smoothie.
Author: Sheila Lukins
For this particular recipe, it's important to use canned almond paste - the type sold in tubes is too crumbly and doesn't give the cookies the right consistency.
This method is endlessly adaptable: Swap the black bass for salmon; use spinach instead of cabbage. Don't like mushrooms? Skip 'em!
Author: Christina Chaey
For a particularly light and crunchy coating we used panko (coarse Japanese bread crumbs) on these crab cakes rather than regular bread crumbs. Panko is increasingly available in this country, not only...
This cobbler is wonderful after the chipotle-honey glazed pork (frankly, it's wonderful after anything).
Delicate, crumbly little thumbprints that are the perfect combination of sweet and savory-a cheese plate wrapped into one crunchy little morsel.
Author: Amanda Hesser