Homemade candy at Christmas is a vanishing art often due to candy-thermometer fear or the strength needed to hand beat some recipes. Microwaves and electric mixers can change that. No more hot burners ...

I’m not a big candy eater, but around the holidays I find myself longing for a few pieces of chewy Turkish delight. Despite the name and exotic rose-water flavor, it’s among the humblest of ...

These pralines are cooked in the microwave, always magical for making candy. But under no circumstances should you attempt this in a plastic bowl. 3⁄4 cup buttermilk 2 cups pecans 2 cups sugar 1⁄8 ...

Yvonne writes, "Judy, do you remember a recipe for microwave pralines? A friend of mine cut it out of the paper years ago and has lost it. She said it works well. Hope you can help!" This has always ...