Mary Bertek of Traverse City, Mich., was looking for a very old recipe for Nutmeg Cake. It was her grandmother's recipe, which Bertek lost when she moved into her new home in 1955. For years she tried ...

Mary Bertek of Traverse City, Mich., was looking for a very old recipe for Nutmeg Cake. It was her grandmother’s recipe, which Bertek lost when she moved into her “new” home in 1955. For years she ...

My mum made this 'Cake of Sunday' in the 80's. It's got a bit of magic about it in that you make a crumble-like mixture with the sugar, flour and butter then press half of it in the bottom of a tin to ...

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-9-inch cake pan. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, superfine sugar and brown sugar. Add the butter and cut with a pastry blender or two knives until ...

Often I get fixated on an ingredient. Whether it’s a herb, grain or spice, I try to honor something that existed long before I did by making it the focus of a new recipe. This time, it was nutmeg, a ...

Mary Bertek of Traverse City, Mich., was looking for a very old recipe for Nutmeg Cake. It was her grandmother’s recipe, which Bertek lost when she moved into her new home in 1955. For years she tried ...

Usually a supporting character, nutmeg makes the lead actor look good. It has such a strong, dominating flavor that it is best used sparingly. Nutmeg provides the secret ingredient in fettuccine ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Food & Drink news every morning. To hold a nutmeg in your hand — a tiny brown globe veined with mysterious patterns — is to be reminded ...