Everybody loves a good pecan pie. But if you really want to take things to the next level, make like the Barefoot Contessa and whip up a Chocolate Pecan Meringue Torte from her new book, Cook Like a ...

The noted French chef Careme pronounced the vegetable torte well and truly dead by the first part of the 19th century. “Tortes are no longer fancy enough to appear on our opulent tables, for the ...

CEO and co-founder of Food52 Amanda Hesser is joining TODAY to share a few of her favorite recipes from her iconic cookbook, "The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century." ...

In August of 1983, Marian Burros published her recipe for a plum torte in the De Gustibus column of the New York Times. It was just one more of the weekly installments that she had been for years.

Editor’s note: High altitudes make 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 ...

Many years ago, in Jerusalem, I was given a recipe for an almond-lemon torte. I loved the tartness of the lemon but wanted it even more lemony. I was reminded of my love for lemon curd, which started ...

Editor’s note: High altitude 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 ...

I don’t know about the “death” part, but when you have a rich cheesecake-like torte flavored with no less than five lemons, you’re bound to make any lemon lover swoon. DearSOS: While my boyfriend and ...

From 1987's 'Let's Bake with Beulah Ledner' cookbook by Maxine Wolchansky, Ledner's daughter. The 'Doberge Queen of New Orleans' adapted the famous Hungarian dobos torta to the local climate and gave ...

THE DAYMichelle Polzine received the first bound copy of her book, “Baking at the 20th Century Cafe” (Artisan), she celebrated by donning a purple 1930s ballgown to sit at her dining room table and ...