We kick off a week of delicious desserts making flaky buttery pastry topped with a bounty of beautiful fruit.

Cookbook author, chef and proud Midwesterner Amy Thielen said something on her radio show, “Ham Radio,” that rang true to me. In the winter, heartland cooks delve into recipes or cookbooks to decide ...

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.

The open-faced tart called crostata in Italian can be filled with a variety of fruits or savory ingredients (onions, mushrooms, potatoes). For Easter, this one is made with ham and cheese. The ...

Figs reign supreme in Sheri Castle’s inventive fresh fig, orange and bourbon crostata. Figs reign supreme in Sheri Castle’s inventive fresh fig, orange and bourbon crostata. This recipe takes ...

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 ...

In a large bowl, combine apples, sugar, flour, lemon juice, cinnamon, salt, and allspice. Gently mix together. Using a little flour to prevent sticking, roll out 1 of the pie dough rounds to about an ...

From Carrie Minn's blog "La Pomme de Portland" Our grocery store is still brimming with those cheery Honeycrisp apples but my children's love for them is starting to wane. Here at the tail end of ...

A rich, eggy, forgiving pastry dough and a mixture of ripe apricots -- fresh and cooked -- combine to make this spectacular-looking tart. Don't worry about creating perfect latticework for the top: ...

What are you going to do with the apples you've picked this season? I can see them waiting for you now. Make an apple crostata with the recipe shared by Al Forno back in the day. It was one of Chef's ...