There are few treats more tempting than those shiny fruit tartlets with their mirror-like glaze. I guess it is the whole chemistry that appeals - the crumbly sweet pastry, ripe fruit, creamy custard ...

This traditional French strawberry tart tastes best on the day it’s made The classic French strawberry tart. French patisserie has changed a lot – it’s been modernised, using unusual flavour ...

In late October, I drove up north to visit my daughter and her family in Santa Cruz. After lunching downtown one day, Dinah and I walked over to the Museum of Art and History. She led me to her ...

I’ve heard you should never wait until the day of a big, fancy dinner to try out a recipe you’ve never made before. And yet, that’s never stopped me from baking a brand new (at least to me) dessert ...

But the true gourmand cherishes with the magic of peak-season fruit, and summer’s sweetest of sorcerers are berries and stone fruits (such as apricots, nectarines, plums and peaches). Aside from being ...

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 ...

Craving a dessert that manages to be cool yet filling, fresh yet satisfying and will leave you licking the bowl? Look no further than this gorgeous glazed fruit tart. It’s a sinfully delightful ...

Expert Deutsches Haus volunteer baker Juanita Landau shared this recipe for a classic German dessert that can be made with any kind of fruit. The cornstarch amount in the cake is correct. Tart with ...

Enjoy tangy, sweet pomegranate at breakfast, lunch, and dinner — then savor this versatile fruit in desserts and cocktails, too.

What's in a name? When it comes to dessert it can be a lot, and nowhere is that potentially more confounding than with tarts and tortes, so close in sound but so different from what may confront you ...