Barbara Sullivan

Watch out, Hillary and Barbara. You`ve got competition when it comes to chocolate chip cookies. A woman and her 6-year-old daughter were elected state champion bakers of chocolate chip cookies...

Turn to page 442 in the new ''Family Circle Cookbook'' (Simon & Schuster, $23) and you`ll see a picture that includes a dirty dessert plate and fork. The plate looks...

Wendell Garrett is attracted to Federal design intellectually as well as aesthetically. ''I like its chaste, attenuated look-those tall, narrow proportions. That look attracts me. But intellectually, this is (design)...

A huge corncob, with chicken legs attached to one end, stretches 100 feet across the top of the building. It`s hard to miss. The giant mural was done by artists...

If you`re one of those folks who think mashed potatoes, bread pudding and chocolate chip cookies are the epitome of comfort foods, think again. ''Garlic has become the ultimate comfort...

Barge prices generally include all meals and wine, side excursions and use of bicycles (if the barge carries bikes). Prices do not include air fare or gratutities for the crew....

A children`s book of stories titled ''Home'' is the latest of several efforts coordinated by Share Our Strength, a non-profit oganization that has distributed about $7 million to homeless shelters,...

''`Bittersweet,''` says pastry chef Judy Contino, sipping coffee from a plastic cup. ''I`ve had the name picked out for so long. It sounds rich and wonderful, the very best of...

Is there a way to ease the trauma of dividing or disposing of possessions that accumulate over the lifetime of a marriage? Perhaps not. On the contrary, Chicago lawyer Bernard...

Looking for a one-of-a-kind gift for Dad, something new he`d never expect? How about a chocolate mouse? These delectable morsels of ganache (a melt-in-the-mouth mix of chocolate and cream) in...