Imagine a scrumptious homemade pear pie, laced with a flaky buttery crust and a juicy, cinnamon and nutmeg infused fresh pear pie filling. It is the stuff dessert dreams are made of. A sweet friend ...

Grant Achatz's pie, inspired by his mom's, is as straightforward as it gets, with a melt-in-your-mouth all-shortening crust and a lightly sweetened pear filling with just a hint of spice. Chef Grant ...

Thanksgiving is the only day of the year when pie is an out-and-out requirement. Yet a pie can be, even for the experienced baker, an intimidating thing -- especially on a day when a million other ...

Pears are one of the signature fruits of autumn and a nice change of pace from summer’s delicate fruits and berries. Though there are thousands of varieties, Bartletts are the best known. They’re ...

If there's one thing most people love about pie, it's the large number varieties! From fruit pies to creme, there's one to satisfy every taste bud out there. Today is National Pie Day. To help ...

Instead of making a traditional two-crust pie in a pie plate, Food & Wine’s Justin Chapple makes this free-form, fruit-filled, ginger-laced pie on a baking sheet. In a food processor, combine 2 1/2 ...

COME AUTUMN’S harvest, apples take pride of place in American desserts, and I’m not one to argue that. But what of the humble pear? It arrives a little later in the season and is often overlooked, ...