Puff pastry might sound fancy, but it's one of the easiest shortcuts to impressive desserts. A few simple ingredients wrapped ...

A galette is always an easier move than pie (rustic, un-crimped edges are our friends), but this one goes a step further. Instead of making dough from scratch, all you have to do is unwrap a sheet of ...

Some desserts demand time and precision—but not these. Puff pastry is the ultimate shortcut for creating bakery-worthy sweets ...

Here's an easy, refined dinner option that calls on puff pastry: This cheesy tart showcases juicy slices of heirloom tomatoes ...

Sweet apricot preserves, tangy balsamic vinegar and earthy pecans or walnuts are piled on a wheel of Brie and wrapped in puff pastry. This is an elegant and simple appetizer for any gathering or ...

Ina Garten has a lot of favorite foods, but she called one simple yet elegant dessert her “all-time favorite.” The best part is it’s made with just four ingredients and uses a store-bought item that ...

Given the festive nature of the holiday season, cooking can veer towards the elaborate, so it helps to have some quick and easy dishes that impress without a ton of effort. As such, I recommend that ...

Ready-made puff pastry has saved my bacon more times than I can remember. A packet of prerolled puff in the freezer means an impressive-looking dinner or dessert is never far away. It’s not that I don ...

When the dessert menu arrives in most restaurants, diners who want a little something sweet are often out of luck. Most of the choices will be over-the-top indulgent: molten chocolate cake with ...

Few things are as joyous as beef Wellington. Fillet of beef coated in paté and mushroom duxelles, encased in a buttery wrapping of wafer-like flaky puff pastry. Hand-made puff pastry (paté feuilletée) ...