A low-profile pie pastry shell, spread with jam and filled with a thin layer of almond-enriched sponge cake, known as frangipane, is the traditional baked English dessert known as a Bakewell Tart.
Perfectly beautiful on an appetizer buffet, these puff pastry tartlets will charm your guests. Mustard and brown sugar add to the classic combination of Brie and walnuts for terrific flavor.
Had one too many turkey sandwiches in your life? Mix it up with mini wraps spread with tasty cream cheese. It's a whole new take on a better-for-you lunchtime.
A pastry that's French-inspired, party-perfect and dead easy. Serve it as a warm meatless appetizer, or have a slice with a warm bowl of soup for a simple lunch or dinner.
A dark, rich, moist chocolate cupcake filled with luscious pastry cream and topped with whipped chocolate ganache. I dressed them up for St. Patrick's Day, but these decadent cupcakes would be perfect any time of year.
More suited to a cocktail party than a baseball game, this riff on Cracker Jack by Atlanta pastry chef Taria Camerino is sweetened with agave nectar and spiked with tequila. Slow-baking turns the popcorn-nut mix fabulously crunchy.
A favorite recipe from chef Bryant Terry's newest book, Vegan Soul Kitchen. A richly spiced potato, pea, corn, carrot, and cabbage filling is wrapped with a turmeric-hued pastry crust made with coconut oil.
