Imagine a scrumptious homemade pear pie, laced with a flaky buttery crust and a juicy, cinnamon and nutmeg infused fresh pear pie filling. It is the stuff dessert dreams are made of. A sweet friend ...

Pears are one of the signature fruits of autumn and a nice change of pace from summer’s delicate fruits and berries. Though there are thousands of varieties, Bartletts are the best known. They’re ...

For the pie: Preheat the oven to 400˚F. On a lightly floured surface, roll the pie dough into a 12-inch circle. Transfer the crust to a 9-inch pie plate (not deep dish). Tuck the edges of the crust ...

Thanksgiving is the only day of the year when pie is an out-and-out requirement. Yet a pie can be, even for the experienced baker, an intimidating thing -- especially on a day when a million other ...

The days before Thanksgiving are calibrated by shopping lists and baking times, a checklist universe clicking down to a shared meal of thanks and camaraderie. And if your universe is populated with ...

Rebecca Grasley, co-founder of Los Angeles-based The Pie Hole, usually makes this pie around Thanksgiving, when pears are in season in her Pennsylvania hometown. Now she’s sharing the how tos in her ...

For the filling: 9-inch prepared pie shell, raw 8-ounce can almond paste 1/3 cup sugar ¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt 3 eggs Two 15-ounce cans pear ...

This handed-down recipe has been made by at least three generations of Cagle women. Teresa Cagle inherited the recipe from her mother-in-law, Bernese Cagle, who inherited it from her mother-in-law, ...

One of the nice things about being a food writer is that people give me food, almost, I think, as a challenge. “See what you can make out of this load of stuff!” my benefactors seem to be saying. In ...