This classic French fruit tart recipe is the ultimate French pastry shop dish. A layer of eye-catching, glazed fresh fruits sits atop heavenly vanilla pastry cream, all nestled into a homemade, ...

"French Desserts” by Hillary Davis, Gibbs Smith, $30, 224 pages, hardcover When you want to try every recipe in a cookbook, you know it’s a keeper. That’s the way I feel about “French Desserts,” the ...

I still remember the first time someone asked if I bought my puff pastry dessert from a fancy bakery. Best compliment ever. These recipes create those delicate, golden, impossibly flaky treats that ...