ETON MESS is an apt name for a right old jumble of a British sweet that’s no less delicious for its disarray. Nothing more than a layering of whipped cream, crumbled meringue and fresh strawberries, ...

Fresh, seasonal berries, creamy whipped cream and crunchy meringue are the basic ingredients in the classic British dessert Eton Mess. Since it's best made with fresh strawberries, raspberries and ...

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Normally you wouldn’t want to make and serve a dessert that’s called a mess. But this one is supposed to look like that, which is part of its appeal and takes all the worry out of making a dish that ...

Eton mess is a classic old-school British dessert, traditionally served at Eton College's annual cricket game against Winchester College since the 19th century. Here, Jamie Oliver makes a simple Eton ...

Editor’s note: Sadie Davis-Suskind, 14, is an eighth grader at Jane Addams Middle School and an aspiring chef. A former “MasterChef Junior” competitor, Davis-Suskind will share each week a recipe that ...

Many stories are apocryphal, or may be, but that doesn’t mean they’re not good stories. The one about a big bowl of strawberries, cream and meringue being dropped on the floor during a cricket match ...

This dessert encourages you to mess with your food. In fact, precision is not advised. In other words, it’s my kind of dessert. The recipe is inspired by an Eton Mess, which is a British concoction ...

From Brownie Pudding to Panettone Bread Pudding, Ina Garten’s best desserts tend to be easy and no question about it…delicious. So far, I’ve made five out of her list of 10 favorites and they’ve all ...

Dr. Jessica B. Harris is an award-winning culinary historian, cookbook author and journalist who specializes in the food and foodways of the African diaspora. With this column, My Culinary Compass, ...

Harrow Mess, anyone? Or would you prefer a nice bowl of Lancing Mess, perhaps? If you prefer bananas to strawberries, that is, although Eton Mess used to have those too. If we thought the famous ...