Baking

When it comes to baking the perfect pie, the choice of pie plate can make all the difference. With a variety of materials to choose from — glass, metal, ceramic — it’s not just about aesthetics; each type offers unique benefits that can affect your pie’s crust and filling. Here, we’ll slice through the myths […]

The Best Italian Cookies for your Holiday Platter Etched into my memories of Christmastime as a child is a vision of my grandmother, fresh off the plane from Pennsylvania, suitcases chock full of Maxwell house coffee tins. She’d pull off the lids to reveal carefully packed layers of wax paper and dozens and dozens of

Apples and pumpkins seem to get all the glory in the fall and winter months, but pears should not be overlooked. They make for delectable, nuanced desserts when delicately spiced with the usual suspects of cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. A pear’s soft, sweet flesh provides moisture and just the right amount of texture to cakes

I’ve been baking for a long time. I know my way around professional bakeries, and can even crack two eggs at a time – a skill mastered while cracking 90 eggs in batch for massive orders of carrot cake. Yet just last week, I made a pie, my own recipe!, that was an epic fail