Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 ...

We’re all about easy, no-fuss and, more importantly, delicious desserts for the holidays — this pear crumble studded with pecans tops the list. It’s totally gluten-free, topped with a mixture made ...

Pears are sometimes overshadowed in mid-winter by apples, but their nuanced flavor and fragrance are accentuated through cooking methods such as baking and poaching. Fruit desserts are often baked ...

Fall is a time to get cozy with cooking and one of the best fall desserts I know that is quick to put together and can deliver intoxicating smells to your kitchen is pears baked in wine. Choose Anjou, ...

Roasting is a wonderful method to coax out the natural sweetness of fruit and enhance its flavor. Apples and pears are excellent candidates for roasting, as many varieties keep their shape without ...

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 ...

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 ...