Edited version of a story first published Dec. 15, 2009: This old-fashioned charmer is from Heirloom Cooking with the Brass Sisters by Marilynn Brass & Sheila Brass (Black Dog & Leventhal, $29.95).

Puligi is a traditional Samoan steamed spice cake known for its warm flavors and soft, rich texture. Made with spices, dried fruits and simple ingredients, this island dessert is often served with a ...

This cake from chef-owner Kathy Fang of Fang, a modern Chinese restaurant in San Francisco’s SoMa district, is one of her family’s favorite desserts during Lunar New Year celebrations, which fall on ...

Make sure you have a wok and lid big enough to accommodate a 22 to 23 centimetre round cake tin. Place a cooling rack in the wok to sit the baking tin on. Fill with enough water so there's about two ...

Everytime someone serves fishcakes, I can't help thinking how nice it would be if they were made with meat! Well here it is. It works with beef mince or lamb mince, but the 'veal' mince is best ...

A simple four-ingredient cake based on eggs. Western cakes are quite delicious but they take more time and effort, as they involve putting together a number of ingredients. Also, baking a cake can be ...

Niangao, steamed rice cake, and fagao, steamed sponge cake, are traditional desserts eaten around Chinese New Year in Pingtan. [Photos provided to China Daily] Niangao, steamed rice cake, and fagao, ...