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.
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...
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.
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,...
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...
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...