This tart is a re-creation of one of the desserts chef Michel Richard, owner of the Citron and Citronelle restaurants, ate as a boy growing up in France.
Pie is essential on the Thanksgiving dessert table but it's nice to have an option that's a little outside the standard pumpkin-pecan lineup. This recipe for a seasonal pear pie from renowned Southern...
A fruit tart can be as sophisticated as the City of Lights, but this Plum Galette is pure French country with warm plum or red-currant jam. Serve with a scoop of ice cream.
Martha merges the popular Arabian Gulf dish known as thareed, a meat-and-vegetable stew served over thin, cracker-like bread called rgaag, with an American comfort food that's a dinnertime favorite-chicken...
This colorful and delicious tart is stacked with fresh sliced strawberries. The puff-pastry crust couldn't be simpler to make, but pistachios give it an eye-catching, elevated appearance.
Humble after-dinner mints never dreamed of such opulence. A rich cocoa-enhanced pastry shell, gilded with melted chocolate, is filled with mint-infused panna cotta and then strewn with fresh sprigs and...
Plumped up by the warmth of the oven, close-to-bursting cranberries are interspersed amid slices of softened apple in a simple tart built upon crisped, store-bought phyllo.
Tamale pie is a holdover from America's first flush of romance with Mexican cuisine. The love affair hasn't let up -- not with the lure of cornbread, cheese, and chili, even when made with turkey.
Fresh strawberries are available year-round in many regions of the country, but their peak season is from April to June. This recipe for hand pies, or "half moon" pies, offers a delicious way to take advantage...
A food processor yields the flakiest crust, but you can also make this recipe with a pastry blender; work quickly to keep the butter cold. Use this pie dough to make our Texas Hill Country Pumpkin Pie...
B'Steeya is served throughout much of North Africa on special occasions; it's layered with buttery phyllo dough and finished with a dusting of sugar and cinnamon. We used ginger, saffron-spiced chicken,...
Featuring rich custard filling, this sweet Indiana staple is known as Hoosier pie. Each slice isserved with fresh raspberries and raspberry-flavored whipped cream.
Dollops of orange-and-rum pastry cream and whipped cream fill this festive pastry wreath, which is made with pate a choux, the same batter used to make cream puffs. Once baked and cooled, the pastry should...
Shredding braised lamb shank creates a tender filling. Celery root replaces the usual peas, adding an earthier component to the otherwise traditional mashed-potato-toppeddish.
Switch out a standard lattice piecrust for a swirl of twisted dough reminiscent of fireworks (specifically, the "spinner" effect). As it bakes, the cherry filling bubbles up, peeking out from the twirled...
This tart blends textures and flavors: crunchy pastry crust, a cool creamy center, and bright citrus on top. Plus, the grapefruits and oranges are in season right now.
Hazelnuts give this dough a nice texture and a nutty flavor. You'll have one portion of dough left over after making the cauliflower tart; it's great for apple or pumpkin pie (just shape it into a disk...
This simple recipe for a lemon tart will be a new favorite dessert. The blowtorch called for in the last step can be either the regular type from a hardware store or a specialty chef's model from a kitchen-supply...