Old fashioneds are usually dark drinks made with brown liquors, but the basic format—booze, sugar, bitters, ice—can be applied to any high-quality spirit, even pale ones. Really good gin does not need ...

Dessert ideas for your spring fruit, plus readers’ favorite sweet and savory uses for lemons. By Tejal Rao We usually focus on savory recipes here, but I’m a former pastry cook, and I love dessert. On ...