Cheating with frozen puff pastry ... no one will know!

Cheating with frozen puff pastry.

3-2-1 dough that’s as easy as A-B-C.

More of a dessert than a latte.

Fried Fish Strips in Coconut Milk with Plantain

Well, I finally got the Cuisinart FP and was ready to try it out making a flaky pie crust which was going to be used as a topper on chicken pot pies. I used a simple (so I thought) recipe that required 1 1/4 flour, 1/2 c chilled...

“Wow. That was good. Really good. I wasn't expecting it to be that good. Wow.” That was my husband’s reaction as he finished his strawberry rhubarb tart from Flaky Tart. We hadn’t visited in a while and I...

Visited some friends in Michigan this weekend who love butter tarts and can’t get them, so I ordered a dozen from Flaky Tart to take to them (6 with raisins, 6 without). We were all a bit surprised at the size of each tart,...

successfully. Any tips on when to plant them? Also – I can’t seem to find the amazing flaky salt that was everywhere in Barcelona. Any tips on places to purchase that?

Marie Jackson has been nominated for a James Beard award for outstanding pastry chef! What a feather in her cap :) - congratulations Marie it’s well deserved! http://media.nymag.com/docs/08/02/jbeardlist.pdf

I use the flaky, food processor pie crust recipe from Carole Walter’s “Great Pies & Tarts” cookbook. Half Crisco, half butter and fully wonderful. I make many crusts at one time and freeze them (and have been...

, unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find any recipes for rolls that are buttery and flaky (think: Those Grands rolls in the tube that separate in warm, delicious layers or croissant-style rolls). I’ve tried...

Had one last night. Looked like the shape of a lobster tail, had ones that were clam shaped. Both were very flaky, maybe phylo dough? Filled with the most delectable ( chantilly cream? ) Italian custard, but silky, smooth and with...

I stumbled into the Imaculee Bakery (Hatian) on Nostrand at Martense, and was goaded into trying a 75 cent fish pie by the proprietor. .. It was stunning. Rich, slightly chewy doughy and generous minced spicy bacalao on the...

Ok, since no one seems to be able to tell me the name of that Russian bakery on Doncaster, so I can get their deliscous strawberry shortcake, I’ll go for my 2nd choice, which is something made w/ that delicious addictive...