There's something satisfying about how impressed people get when you serve puff pastry desserts. They ooh and ahh over the flaky layers and ask how long it took, and you just smile, knowing the ...

Puff pastry is the ultimate shortcut to looking like a fancy baker without all the work. Those golden, flaky layers do most of the heavy lifting, turning simple ingredients into something that looks ...

During an episode of Barefoot Contessa, Garten shared her philosophy for entertaining friends which makes it easier for her as the host. “One of my mottos is: my friends don’t have more fun if I spent ...

Pate a choux is the stuff of magic in the kitchen. Pipe a soft, sticky dough onto a baking sheet and slide it into a hot oven. In mere minutes the dough puffs up -- practically exploding to double, ...

But you can't ignore the cream puff's visual appeal of a pillowy white cloud within a golden brown shell. It promises fun. The fun either of making a sloppy mess with each bite that makes us feel like ...

There are two kinds of pastry lovers. The first orders a pastry and savors it in a moment of bliss, oblivious to the world. The second orders a few pastries and enjoys bites of each, acutely attuned ...

are these jam and cream cheese pinwheels. Dust it with a little bit of flour, roll it out to smooth the creases a bit. Trim the edge of the pastry. I have a ruler here just to help me make nice ...

What do all the best French desserts—we’re talking eclairs, fruit tarts and Napoleons—have in common? Pastry cream! Also known as crème pâtissière, this mix of sugar, milk, cornstarch and butter is a ...

My basement looks like a Williams-Sonoma store — if Williams-Sonoma had a thrift shop division. I have amassed an extensive collection of cooking implements during my visits to thrift and antique ...