LITTLE ROCK — Recipes that appear in Idea Alley have not been tested by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Monica Ball shares this recipe for Friendship Fruit and Cake. Ball’s version of the fruit ...

In the 20-plus years that I have written this column, I have met some of the nicest people. Some keep in touch even though they have moved away, and others communicate through Facebook or Messenger ...

There are two types of cooks out there: Those who can throw a delicious meal together using whatever happens to be in the fridge in one hour's time, and those who plan meals out weeks, sometimes ...

IF someone gives you a Friendship Cake, one thing is certain. They must really like you. And if they give you a cake and starter syrup, you must really rate. How else to explain a cake that takes more ...

Dear Lisa: I am looking for the recipe for the starter to a friendship cake. You start out with the starter and add peaches and sugar. Then after 10 days, you add pineapple and sugar; then after 10 ...

A big thank you to reader Carol Potocki for inspiring us to improve our service to all of you who like recipes and sometimes misplace them. Because of her note to me in January, we are now archiving ...