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 ...

When I get back to teaching cooking classes, I want to teach tarts. As in pies, not strumpets. (Which leads me to thoughts of crumpets, also worth teaching.) But not pies, because too many people ...

There’s something incredibly satisfying about a dessert that feels elegant yet is surprisingly easy to make. These Mini Chocolate Tarts are just that. With a buttery, crisp shell and a silky ganache ...

There are so many variations of the classic tomato tart, perfect for late summer. Here, you begin with a savory food-processor pie dough seasoned with Parmesan and fresh thyme. Roll out the dough, ...

Tarts look fancy, but they all start with the same thing: a good, sweet shortcrust pastry shell. This easy shortcrust tart dough, also known as pâte sucrée, bakes into a buttery, shortbread-style ...

I’m a happy camper this time of year, and no, not because kids are going back to school. This is when Italian plums come to market. Slightly tart and a little more egg-shaped than a common plum, ...

Sometimes the smallest desserts make the biggest impression. These Mini Apple Tartlets start with Pâte Sucrée, a sweet pastry dough I first learned to make at a cooking school in Paris. Unlike many ...

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