A few months ago, I found myself in possession of a bag of apples and craving an apple pie, of the archetypal cooling-on-the-window-ledge variety. I pictured a double-crust flaky pastry around apple ...

I think of my Amazon Echo as a cooking device. I know that Alexa, the virtual assistant that powers the smart speaker, has a wide range of capabilities but, to me, she’s of most use in the kitchen. A ...