Edited version of a story first published Dec. 15, 2009: This old-fashioned charmer is from Heirloom Cooking with the Brass Sisters by Marilynn Brass & Sheila Brass (Black Dog & Leventhal, $29.95).

Make sure you have a wok and lid big enough to accommodate a 22 to 23 centimetre round cake tin. Place a cooling rack in the wok to sit the baking tin on. Fill with enough water so there's about two ...

Everytime someone serves fishcakes, I can't help thinking how nice it would be if they were made with meat! Well here it is. It works with beef mince or lamb mince, but the 'veal' mince is best ...

British holiday traditions are the inspiration for this moist, dense steamed cake packed with brandy-soaked currants, raisins, and figs. This plum pudding recipe is a take on a classic: Steamed cakes ...

My Steamed Chocolate Pudding recipe is the best way to get an extremely moist chocolate cake like you'd get in Ireland or ...