So, you're 13, your Bar Mitzvah is next month -- do you know what your favorite present would be? "Oh, that would be an iPhone," says Jacob Zelonsky. How about his theatrical alter ego, Michael, whom he portrays in the tour of Broadway's 10 Tony Award-winning musical, Billy Elliot? "Oh, he'd want a tutu." He pauses. "Maybe a pink boa."...

Desserts, oh, desserts. How we love them so. It seems like there's a place reserved in our stomachs for dessert, no matter how full we may be. And there are so many sophisticated notions making the rounds these days for those with adventurous spirits: crème brulee, molten chocolate cakes, sage-infused ice cream. But then there are "comfort" desserts, ones that...