Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Dump cakes are the ultimate definition of simple baking. With just a handful of pantry staples and minimal prep, you can whip up a warm, comforting dessert that feels like it took hours. All it really ...

Why should pineapple be the only luscious fruit to meet an upside-down cake? Local, in-season rhubarb is an appropriate substitute, full of tart, jazzy flavor. It also adds a snazzy graphic dimension ...

To cook the rhubarb or not to cook the rhubarb: That was the question I had when contemplating an upside-down cake. Whether it’s better to take the time to simmer the stalks and reduce their juices, ...

Long stalks of pale red rhubarb start making an appearance at farmers markets and on grocery store shelves as the weather warms in early spring. The tart vegetable (yes, rhubarb is a vegetable) is ...

I first tasted rhubarb on a dare. The family next door to my childhood home had a son my age and sometimes we’d talk to each other through the fence between our yards. One day I went outside and there ...

It already felt like summer, sipping sparkling rosé and barbecuing in a friend’s backyard on a recent warm weekday evening. Then, her 4-year-old daughter thrust a leafy stalk onto the table in front ...

Rhubarb was a mystery to me up until a couple of years ago. While I’d of course heard of chefs and home cooks alike fawning over the spring vegetable, I’d never really understood its appeal. The few ...