While visiting Milan in the spring, I tried something I had never tried before: a carrot-yogurt tart. With its tender, nutty crust and tangy, cheesecake-like yogurt filling, topped with toothsome, barely cooked shredded carrots, the tart was a study in... More
The following recipe is from the July 30th edition of our weekly recipe newsletter. To receive this newsletter in your inbox, sign up here! Susan Howell's banana coconut tarts are great for a crowd. The recipe yields twelve tarts, and... More
I couldn't agree more with Anna Pump, author of this week's Cook the Book selection, Summer on a Plate, who believes that "sweets are an essential part of the day...if you serve a fabulous, knockout dessert, chances are your guests... More
I recently invested in a tart pan, and have been having all kinds of fun baking delicious desserts with fresh berries, ground almonds, and—of course—lots of butter. It's amazing how the crust's fluted edges really up the impressive factor. The... More
While I have been known to exaggerate now and then, I've never gone overboard in my praise for this lemon cream (think curd); I just call it extraordinary and rest assured that I haven't gone overboard. The recipe comes from... More
I've got a bunch of lemon desserts that I turn to this time of year, but one of my favorites is a lemon tart I learned to make when I was working with Daniel Boulud on Cafe Boulud Cookbook. It's an elegant tart with a filling made with whole lemons—zest, juice and pulp—so that it's tart, tart, tart, as in really puckery. More
Watching the animated food critic Anton Ego take his transcendent bite of ratatouille in the movie by the same name, only makes you wonder what about this classic French peasant dish warrants such fuss. If you're as curious as I... More
You might also know this Alsatian Bacon and Onion Tart as tarte flambée or flammekueche. James Villas—author of this week's Cook the Book, The Bacon Cookbook—recommends trying to find fresh pot cheese in a specialty grocer, but if you can't,... More
Ruth Reichl's favorite part of Thanksgiving is baking the pies—why else would she wake up at 4 AM to do so? One of the pies she'll be baking this year is this cranberry almond crostata, an Italian tart made of... More
This ricotta tart with dried-fruit compote (made of figs, apricots and sour cherries) is just one of the many desserts that Ruth Reichl will be baking after waking up at 4 AM on Thanksgiving morning. Read our interview with Gourmet... More
