Cream is expensive and can end up getting wasted if you don't use it quickly, so keep some dried milk in the pantry and make ...

The toasty, caramelized sweetness of powdered milk is hard to ignore. While bakers know the kind of richness it can lend to certain desserts, few realize just how much of a multitasker it really is.

My slender sachets of coconut powder take up much less pantry space than the canned alternative, and I use it in just about everything, from oatmeal to curry. Patrice Yursik is a writer and editor ...