We are moving into holiday season. That means that you may be going to parties, and you may need a small gift. There also may be extra invitations to the homes of friends for dinner or brunch.

In his 1925 poem "I Limoni" ("The Lemons"), Eugenio Montale calls the scent of lemons "a restless sweetness raining on the heart" and "riches," and the fruit itself "sunlight's golden trumpets" that ...

Cutting a slit in a fresh chile without splitting it open infuses this lemony syrup with a little heat. If you want a really spicy syrup, you can split the whole chile in half or slice it. Scrub the ...