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 ...

What could be more tempting to party guests than a warm cheese appetizer they can pop right into their mouths? Several of them. That’s the beauty of these miniature cheese tarts prepared in purchased ...

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, ...

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 ...

For easy deadline cooking, the ethnic section of your grocer’s freezer aisle has a hidden gem — frozen empanada shells. These simple pastry disks (usually about 6 inches around) are intended to be ...

I love to make fruit tarts for the holidays. It provides relief from the puddings, pies, cakes and cookies. My favorite? A strawberry tart with a brushing of apricot jam over a pastry cream-filled ...

This classic French fruit tart recipe is the ultimate French pastry shop dish. A layer of eye-catching, glazed fresh fruits ...

1. Place the flour, salt and sugar in the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few times to combine. Cut the butter into small pieces and drop them into the flour mixture. Process a few seconds, until ...

Good things come in small packages. Filled with Greek yogurt, ricotta, strawberries, and chopped basil, these tarts have an unbeatable (and delicious) combination of healthy ingredients. Each ...