— From Tammy Donroe Inman's "Wintersweet: Seasonal Desserts to Warm the Home" (Running Press, $30) Makes 1 8-inch crostata I love free-form pies like this pear crostada because you can make them into ...

Most marketing executives would kill for the kind of free advertising pear growers receive. Every year millions of Christmas carolers name-drop that fruit over and over and over. First published in ...

This easy, free-form tart can be made with homemade or store-bought pie crust. In a large bowl toss the pear slices with the lemon juice. Sprinkle in the cornstarch, brown sugar and cinnamon and toss ...

I’m so glad sweet pears are still available at the market in May. My good-morning ritual includes slicing the flavorful fruit into a big cereal bowl, adding plain nonfat yogurt and topping it with a ...

Q: I had lunch at Steak 954 in the W Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. The lunch was great, but the best part was the dessert, the Rustic Pear Tart with brown butter streusel and Saigon cinnamon ice cream. It ...

Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until light and fluffy. Add the almond flour, and mix until combined. Add the eggs one at a time until ...

It's easy to reach for apples in fall baking, but pears deserve your attention, too. They become soft and luscious, almost creamy, in the oven. Coupled with almond flour and brown butter, pears make a ...

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Place pastry on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Toss pear slices, flour, 2tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a medium bowl. Lay the pear slices in ...

With its gently sloped shoulders, intoxicating fragrance and sweet flesh, few fall fruits turn heads like an Oregon pear. But that allure comes with a drawback: It often drives us to enjoy the instant ...