No matter how you pronounce it, caramels are a delicious candy. Instead of breaking out the pan, you can whip up a batch of soft, chewy caramels in your microwave with minimal cook time. Caramel can ...

Using your microwave oven to make candy is a simple matter of melting and stirring, with one bonus: Foods don’t scorch and burn as readily as they do in range-top cooking, so cleanup is easier. Try ...

It's that time of year. My dining room looks like there was an explosion in Santa's workshop. There are wrapped presents piled on the floor, unwrapped presents on most of the dining room table and ...

Making candy at home reads like a simple job: boil water and sugar, basically. But in practice, it's a lot of time standing over a stove. Food science maestro Harold McGee suggests your microwave ...

Pecan Caramel Clusters is a sweet and crunchy holiday candy made with just a few easy to find ingredients. It is always a big hit with family and friends when I make it for gifts. If you are looking ...