Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

“From the SCCC Kitchen” offers Daily Gazette readers tastes from Schenectady County Community College’s nationally accredited American Culinary Federation culinary arts program. Today, Technical ...

Cheesecake has always been a love-hate relationship in my kitchen. It involves so much precise baking that I never have the time to do it correctly. I’m not a fan of busting out the water bath, and I ...

Pineapple upside-down cake features soft, buttery cake crowned with caramelized pineapple and cherries. As the cake bakes, juices from the fruit seep into the batter, keeping it moist and sweet and ...

Last week’s dreary weather had us craving something tropical. Pineapple upside-down cake? Butter mochi? Why choose, when you can have both? Because coconut’s best friend is pineapple, we thought we’d ...