Crostata, an Italian open-faced pie, is lavish and feast-worthy, but not the least bit fussy. The crust is buttery and the creamy almond filling, called frangipane, which bakes under sliced pears, ...

Strawberry season always surprises and delights me. Just as I program myself to settle in for a cold winter, Valentine’s Day arrives, and shortly thereafter the first beautiful Florida strawberries.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A crostata is an Italian tart or pie, perfect for using up all the fabulous summer fruits. It’s the perfect combination of buttery, flaky crust and a fruity luscious filling.

Makes one 9-inch open-faced tart or enough to serve 4 An Italian crostata (galette in French) is an open-faced tart mostly made with fruit, and ideal for tomatoes, which are technically fruit. You ...

Free-form tarts, such as the Italian crostata and the French galette, are some of the easiest filled-pastry dishes to master, because, well, there is so little to actually master: No need to be ...

A lot of cooks will tell you that nothing beats homemade pie crust, whether you go for an all-butter crust or something made with shortening. But we’ll be honest – unless it’s a truly special ...

From the title of Lidia Bastianich’s new cookbook, “Lidia’s Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine,” you might be expecting an encyclopedic textbook, along the lines of Julia Child’s classic masterwork ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If you’re looking for a ...

Go to a farmers market and your mind begins to race. Fava beans? What can I do with them? What about the asparagus? And look at those artichokes! Strawberries, mmmm. There are so many terrific ...