We all love the pure stuff, of course, but maple syrup infused with heat can add fun and flavor to foods as varied as cocktails, cookies and chicken and waffles. I have a soft spot for warm maple ...

CARBONDALE — The 2025 Maple Syrup Festival, a delightful, palate-pleasing springtime tradition, returns to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center on ...

FUNKS GROVE — There are several ways to spruce up your cooking. One is maple syrup, a product of boiled maple tree sap that is tapped this time of the year at a farm less than 12 miles southwest ...

Maple syrup is a natural for pancakes and baking, and it has shown its prowess in savory dishes. But the springtime ingredient is equally at home in cocktails, too. Bentley Gilman, head distiller ...