When life hands you lemons, make lemon poppy seed muffins. So says psych expert Jack Hazan — also known as NYC’s baking therapist. “There is something incredibly soothing about [working with] dough,” ...

When people talk about baking, they often focus on the final product. The tender cookies, the domed muffins, the rich brownies. But the real draw of baking starts long before you roll out the pie ...

I made a point to continue baking a weekly challah bread after I was diagnosed with blood cancer, and it proved to be therapeutic. Why is the smell of freshly baked bread so intoxicating? Everyone who ...

My friend Jean has a theory that many a stressful experience can be absolved through the baking of a cake. Bad day at the office? Whip up a sponge! Fight with the boyfriend? Make scones! Housemates ...