Everyone who loves to cook has that moment when common sense evaporates. A 27-step recipe? That doesn't look too hard. Slathering a wheel of brie with sticky jam, then wrapping it in pastry as thin as ...

It's a time for sweets, with or without an excuse. But if you're looking for Easter indulgences that are a little more refined than Peeps and jelly beans, take a cue from renowned chef Thomas Keller, ...

Maybe they slowly grew on me. Or maybe it was the sheer sugar rush – from testing close to 75 dozen chicks – but I’ll admit it. I’ve grown fond of Peeps.

I would make homemade marshmallow Peeps, create fruit gelees as a stand-in for jelly beans, and would temper the chocolate for the lollipops and massive Easter bunnies. My first round of candy making ...