This is our family’s favorite pie crust for ease of use with a flaky outcome. We use vegetable shortening for easy dough handling and maximum flakiness; unsalted butter adds rich flavor. Put flour, ...

Sweet and tart apples, cinnamon and lemon combine to make an ample, floral filling for a rustic apple pie. (Katrina Frederick / For The Times) Sweet and tart apples, cinnamon and lemon combine to make ...

This is a pretty straight ahead double crust blueberry pie. The only tweaking is instead of a solid top crust I cut out little half moons with a biscuit cutter and arranged them atop the blueberries.

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brown beef in a large skillet. Add onion, bell pepper, celery, green onions, Creole seasoning, garlic salt and pepper. Simmer 10 minutes. Adjust seasoning. Drain off ...

Short of any family drama, the biggest dilemma most of us face at the holiday table revolves around dessert. Specifically: Which pie do I choose? (Or, rather: Why do I get to try only one?) Why stop ...

There are many ways to eat an apple. My centenarian grandmother likes to peel the skin first. Artfully, she guides the paring knife clockwise from top to bottom and produces a red spiral peel so ...

Making pie crust from scratch requires attention to detail. The butter needs to be just right or everything will go astray; ...