Dr. Jessica B. Harris is an award-winning culinary historian, cookbook author and journalist who specializes in the food and foodways of the African diaspora. With this column, My Culinary Compass, ...

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Ina Garten’s Eton Mess recipe is one of the Food Network star’s “favorite desserts” come spring. Best of all it’s a simple Barefoot Contessa dessert that doesn’t require many ingredients or hours in ...

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This dessert encourages you to mess with your food. In fact, precision is not advised. In other words, it’s my kind of dessert. The recipe is inspired by an Eton Mess, which is a British concoction ...

Eton mess — Britain’s luscious mixture of berries, whipped cream and broken meringue cookies — takes its name from the English boarding school, where it is served during cricket matches. All the ...

British plum season is short but sweet, running from August through to October, and now is the time to revel in it. Whether you favour the ruby-skinned Victoria, the deep, dusky Marjorie Seedling or ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Despite its muddled history, the Eton mess is a classic sweet treat of British cuisine. As its name suggests, the dessert is sloppily made ...