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 ...

Bill Telepan's Caramelized Onion and Polenta Tart layers sweet onions with creamy polenta and buttery Fontina cheese over a crisp puff pastry crust, making an elegant yet simple dish that works just ...

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, ...

1. Whisk the flour, sugars and salt together in a bowl. Using a pastry cutter or a fork, cut the pieces of butter into the dry ingredients until the butter is about the size of peas. Using your hands, ...

A savory tart piled with golden mushrooms on a layer of Parmesan is elegant for lunch or a supper holiday spread. Make this tart in stages by pre-baking the pastry up to a day ahead (store, wrapped in ...

This elegant nut tart is surprisingly easy to prepare, thanks to the very simple filling. For the filling, we used a pecan pie base but swapped in walnuts, reduced the amount of sugar, and added a ...

Betsy Block's food writing has appeared in Gourmet and The Boston Globe. A mother of two, she looks forward to the day when she again has time to make puff pastry. She lives to eat in Boston. Last ...