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

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 ...

After first scrutinizing the tarts and judging their appearance, I somehow managed to gather up my courage and taste them -- every single one. Standing on my feet in front of a hot stove all day? Not ...

Farmers markets across the country are putting out the season’s first strawberries, thin stalks of rhubarb, and early blueberries. California citrus is still plentiful and ripe. Here’s a show-stopping ...

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 ...