As summer gives way to autumn, two signature fruits are in season, apples and grapes, and I love using them for desserts. Table grapes are abundant all year long. Homegrown (and more flavorful) grape ...

Can a pie crust recipe really change your life? I guess it depends on how much you like eating pie -- and how much you hate making crust. I really love eating pie, but I really hated making crust, at ...

Drummond demonstrated how to make her “rustic” strawberry tart recipe on an episode of The Pioneer Woman. “Aside from it being very quick and easy, it happens to be a total knockout,” she assured ...

This classic French fruit tart recipe is the ultimate French pastry shop dish. A layer of eye-catching, glazed fresh fruits sits atop heavenly vanilla pastry cream, all nestled into a homemade, ...

This tart is made from three easy pieces: a tart shell that is simpler than pie crust, more like one big shortbread cookie; a one-two pastry cream that makes instant puddings look turgid; and, ripe ...

Betsy Block's food writing has appeared in Gourmet and The Boston Globe. A mother of two, she looks forward to the day when she again has time to make puff pastry. She lives to eat in Boston. Last ...

My strawberry celebration hasn't slowed down. This week I threw blueberries into the mix with a double berry tart. The foundation of the tart is a citrus zest infused dough that's easy to make and ...

Whoever coined the phrase "easy as pie" clearly didn't bake much. Enter Martha Stewart... Again. Stewart's latest cookbook — simply named "Pies and Tarts" — offers more than 150 recipes whose clear ...

Editor’s note: High altitudes makes cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This twice-monthly column presents ...