After purchasing a plate for $4.99 at Goodwill, John Carcerano discovered it was worth way more than that. Here, the top and bottom of the plate. John Carcerano One man’s trash is another man ...

My grandmother made apple dumplings with a lard crust and baked them swimming in a buttery brown-sugar syrup. While I loved the decadent syrup, I always left the pastry on my plate. (I cannot ...