There are few treats more tempting than those shiny fruit tartlets with their mirror-like glaze. I guess it is the whole chemistry that appeals - the crumbly sweet pastry, ripe fruit, creamy custard ...

Summertime is ripe for picking all kinds of fruits, and I circle my calendar each year with reminders to pick raspberries, blackberries, cherries, plums and peaches when they are in season. No summer ...

In this episode of In the Kitchen with Matt, I will show you how to make a fruit tart. Fruit tarts are really yummy and a ...

After first scrutinizing the tarts and judging their appearance, I somehow managed to gather up my courage and taste them -- every single one. Standing on my feet in front of a hot stove all day? Not ...

This traditional French strawberry tart tastes best on the day it’s made The classic French strawberry tart. French patisserie has changed a lot – it’s been modernised, using unusual flavour ...

Tell your kids that they can be the “King and Queen of Tarts” when they make this gem of a summer dessert. The fresh fruit ingredients from your local market or fruit stand are luscious and good by ...

What's in a name? When it comes to dessert it can be a lot, and nowhere is that potentially more confounding than with tarts and tortes, so close in sound but so different from what may confront you ...

Betsy Block's food writing has appeared in Gourmet and The Boston Globe. A mother of two, she looks forward to the day when she again has time to make puff pastry. She lives to eat in Boston. Last ...