Molly McArdle is Food & Wine's Updates Editor. She has written and edited stories about food, wine, culture, place, and technology for more than 15 years. Her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, GQ ...

As a kid growing up below the poverty line, I was always kind of amazed at how my mom could make dessert magically materialize from whatever scraps we had in the kitchen cupboards. One time it was ...

For as long as there has been bread, there has been stale bread. And for resourceful cooks, it can be just as delicious as its fresh-out-of-the-oven counterpart. This humble ingredient is transformed ...