There’s something comforting about recipes that remind us of Grandma’s kitchen. The warm smell of fresh-baked cake, the sound of the oven timer, and the way a simple dessert could bring everyone to ...

When you’re short on time but still want something warm and comforting, boxed mixes can be a real lifesaver. With a few smart ...

Five-ingredient Black Forest pudding cake is a wonderful weeknight dessert, when you need to feed the family something sweet ...

I love a good boxed cake mix. It’s quick, easy, and almost foolproof—but if we’re honest, it doesn’t always taste like it came from scratch. For years, I’ve tried little tweaks to make it better: ...

A bowl of batter with cake mix and eggs on the side - Arina P Habich/Shutterstock Say what you want about boxed cake mix, but it gets the job done. Sorry, not sorry ...

Cake mixes still fascinate me. As a child, I would stand in the baking aisle at Al’s Grocery in Melvin, staring at the pictures on the boxes of the various mixes. Each one looked more perfect than the ...

In "Quick & Dirty," Salon Food's Mary Elizabeth Williams serves up simplified recipes and shortcuts for exhausted cooks just like you — because quick and dirty should still be delicious. I don’t know ...