Getting everyone outside is easier when the griddle can handle breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack-style plates without turning the kitchen into a mess.

When the Blackstone is on, dinner has a way of moving outside before anyone bothers setting forks on the table.

1 cup plums, quartered or chopped in small chunks 1 cup pure maple syrup dash of cinnamon In a heavy-bottomed pot, combine the maple syrup and cinnamon. Bring to a boil and add the plums. Cook over ...

Pancakes, a staple breakfast food in cultures around the world are all a little different, depending on where they’re from — from French crepes to potato latkes to American-style flapjacks. And the ...

My ideal pancake has crisp edges. It’s plump but not dense, a down pillowlike sponge that can absorb lots of salted butter and just enough maple syrup to tilt everything toward sweetness. Crucially, ...