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 ...

In a pastry chef’s toolbox, you often find items like a candy thermometer, a bench scraper and an offset spatula, tools that professionals simply can’t live without. You may be surprised to find out ...

This wasn't the greatest year for “keeper” cookbooks. Are you really going to whip up fussy 6-hour chicken wings on Monday game nights and weekend beef stew that takes so long to make you could drive ...

Working in professional kitchens, I got pretty used to always having certain things at my fingertips: a fully stocked pantry, the highest quality produce, a large staff to battle the prep work. But ...

Frozen puff pastry is one of those ingredients that just works in so many recipes, time after time. I love that a frostbitten sheet of puff pastry can be turned into a quick pizza, turnover, grown-up ...