I have a confession to make: Despite my love of all things baking, I have yet to master the perfect pie. ‘Tis the season for harvest-y pies and Christmassy pies and all the wonderful fillings that can ...

Every once in a while you stumble upon a culinary trick that changes your life in the kitchen. Learning how to peel ginger with a spoon. Finding out how to save a broken sauce. Figuring out how to ...

Making puff pastry the traditional way is slower than the rough puff method, but the reward is unmistakable. These are the kinds of flaky layers that shatter delicately when baked, the kind bakers ...

These puff pastry desserts showcase the pastry's signature flaky, buttery crunch, with clever flavor twists that home bakers ...

The running border through the pages of “Crumbs From Everybody’s Table” reads “Send Your Newly Married Friend a Copy of ‘Crumbs From Everybody’s Table.’” Clearly someone followed this advice, because ...

Stella Parks’s piecrust recipe from her new cookbook is a wonder of pliability but requires significant preparation time. If making a single-crust pie, the dough is blind-baked, i.e. prebaked prior to ...

Donuts and danishes have had their day.

During an episode of Barefoot Contessa, Garten shared her philosophy for entertaining friends which makes it easier for her as the host. “One of my mottos is: my friends don’t have more fun if I spent ...

Few things make people as nervous in the kitchen as making pastry dough. This is understandable because it’s easy to get wrong, and you can end up with something tough or soggy, instead of a light and ...