Dessert

It's safe to say I'll be using this recipe as my standard from now on. Like an arm around the shoulder, shortcake—properly made, of course—surges beyond comfort food to reign as one of the sunniest, most optimistic of desserts.

New York is famous for many things. Last night I experienced two of them: tiny apartments and cheesecake.

Scanning the recipe for strawberry-strawberry cheesecake, I realized two things. First, to my surprise, it didn't seem very complicated...