Alex Guarnaschelli is an Iron Chef, Food Network celebrity chef, author of Old-School Comfort Food and the executive chef at New York City’s Butter restaurants. Read her PEOPLE.com blog every Tuesday ...

I’ve been making this tart for many years in countless iterations. It all started way back when with Julia Child’s version of a red wine-poached pear tart filled with frangipane. A gorgeous ...

If you love pears, you surely haven't missed one of the most classic recipes in French pastry: the Bourdaloue tart! The addition of pears will allow you to finish your meal on a note that is both ...

Chilling winters in Columbus demanded nothing less than a whirl of cozy scents in the kitchen, a tradition I adored growing up. My mom had a knack for transforming frigid days into warm, fragrant ...

The tart artist works in texture, contrasting crisp shell, supple filling, slippery slices of fruit. She works in color, choosing golden pastry, pale almonds, wine-stained pears. She works in pattern, ...

Pastry chef Kristen Hall of Bandit Patisserie in Birmingham, AL, swears by fraisage, a classic French technique she uses to create the flaky crust of this rich chocolate-almond pear tart. Fraisage ...

Combine sugar, coconut flour, and brown rice flour in a mixing bowl. Add in melted vegan butter (earth balance) and brown rice syrup and stir well. Mixture will begin to form crumbles. Press entirety ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A pastry shell of ground almond meal, butter and sugar holds a pastry cream and poached pears. Sliced almonds finish off the ...