Dessert

This plum custard tart is just the thing for the first blush of fall. It’s something I threw together after coming home from the farmers market with a pint of oblong Italian prune plums and knowing I wanted to bake with them. Plums feel like a bit of a sleeper in the pantheon of fruit …

This easy shortbread tart crust is one of my most-used recipes. I turn to it all the time. And, to be honest, it took so much anxiety out of my tart baking. So many tart crusts involve pulling out the food processor, chilling the dough, rolling the dough, carefully draping it into the pan, chilling …

This cherry galette is the “oh, I just threw this on and somehow accidentally look fabulous” in the wardrobe of cherry desserts. Unlike classic cherry pie topped with intricate lattice work, a galette is casual and almost effortlessly chic. And, OMG, it’s delicious. The pie dough is the same one I use in this blueberry …

I’m on a rustic fruit dessert kick. So it was only a matter of time until I got around to peach cobbler. Which is such a comforting dessert. Especially when it’s topped with a nubbly cornmeal biscuit topping. Perfectly ripe, in-season peaches are one of my favorite fruits to eat fresh. When peaches are at …

Here, have a blueberry galette. Galettes are pretty much my favorite form of pie. They’re rustic and are seldom perfectly symmetrical. And somehow that imperfection makes them look prettier to me. You can see that a galette was made by hand. But it’s not just the aesthetics of galettes that make them favorites. It’s also …

Strawberry shortcake is one of those classics that’s tough to beat. I make it at least once every summer when strawberries are at their peak of ripeness and juiciness. It’s important to have a go-to version at your fingertips, and this one is smashingly good. My preferred way of making shortcake is making one big …