The holiday season is right around the corner. It’s a time for friends, family and, of course, food. Yet our schedules often are too packed to meet the demands of the kitchen so we find places to cut ...

Pumpkin beer becomes all the rage and is here to stay, PAGE 9. In my favorite ’twas-the-night-before-Thanksgiving memory, I was halfway through baking a pumpkin pie when I couldn’t find cinnamon, so I ...

Designing a pie’s crust is either something you can’t be bothered with (crumble on everything!) or a chance for you to show-off your pastry skills for once, dammit. These tips are for the home baker ...

A golden, shiny egg-washed pie crust can blind you. It's practically glowing. You can see the flaky layers ready to crack under your fork. The lattice pattern looks like something out of a magazine.