De Laurentiis shared the creation on her Giadzy Instagram account, dedicated to all of her delicious recipes. She wrote, “A crostata is essentially an Italian free-form pie – think of it as a pie with ...

A lot of cooks will tell you that nothing beats homemade pie crust, whether you go for an all-butter crust or something made with shortening. But we’ll be honest – unless it’s a truly special ...

With all the delectable summer fruits available, it’s a good time to give Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis‘ fruit crostata a go. A close cousin of the French galette, crostatas can be made, of ...

Is there any dessert more iconic than apple pie? We can’t think of any other dessert that has it’s own catchphrase– “as American as apple pie” – or one that we’ve eaten more over the years than a ...

I seem to always have extra pie dough hanging around the house, and every now and then I don’t feel like pie. I know, I know, how could this be? But I guess there is such a thing as too much pie. So ...

Ali Larter loves to celebrate the holidays in the kitchen with her family. The actress turned cookbook author shared one of her favorite festive recipes — apple crostata with Gouda — exclusively with ...

A mix of juicy, late-season tomatoes, goat cheese, garlic and basil fills this free-form tart. A bit of lemon juice makes for a tender crust. The dough recipe makes enough for 2 crostate. It’s good to ...

Figs reign supreme in Sheri Castle’s inventive fresh fig, orange and bourbon crostata. Figs reign supreme in Sheri Castle’s inventive fresh fig, orange and bourbon crostata. This recipe takes ...

Garten demonstrated how to make her easy summer fruit crostata recipe during an episode of Barefoot Contessa, which started with the pastry crust. She combined flour, sugar, salt, and butter in a food ...

Crostata, an Italian open-faced pie, is lavish and feast-worthy, but not the least bit fussy. The crust is buttery and the creamy almond filling, called frangipane, which bakes under sliced pears, ...

Growing up on the East Coast, I tend to equate apple season to crisp weather and leaves changing from green to yellow or red. Even after 30 years living in Northern California, I am continually caught ...