It’s not easy to head off by yourself in a new direction in baking, especially if you’re a home cook looking for a holiday showstopper amid all the recipes for chocolate chip scones and blueberry ...

These baked pears with blue cheese are an elegant yet easy appetizer perfect for any gathering. Topped with crunchy walnuts, ...

Editor’s note: High altitudes makes cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This twice-monthly column presents recipes and tips that make baking in ...

You need dessert and you need it fast. This is not the time to go all out with a three-layer cake or fancy-pants pie…but you can’t just set out a bowl of candy, either. Ta-da: Baked pears with maple ...

This brown butter, roasted pear, and goat cheese salad pairs caramelized pears with a tangy vinaigrette, peppery greens, and crunchy pecans for an elegant and crowd-pleasing dish.

Crackling leaves and nippy mornings, early sunsets and football games. These are sure signs of fall. But it’s a walk through a farmer’s market or the aisles of a supermarket’s produce section, that ...