Puff pastry makes great tarts, turnovers and more. (Tom McCorkle for The Washington Post; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post) Sometimes you feel like you can’t win with people.

Depending on how you celebrate the holidays, you may have a favorite activity that just says “happy happy” or “merry merry” to you. Maybe it’s wrapping presents, having a snowball fight or counting ...

For one second, pretend that frozen puff pastry isn’t a gift from the heavens. Yes, it’s a time-saving kitchen shortcut for all kinds of recipes; from party-worthy appetizers to impressive-looking ...

Defrost those frozen pastry sheets to make everything from pizza to doughnuts. I recently found myself with leftover puff pastry after making the most delicious French Onion Baked Brie. The next day, ...

When it comes to flaky, buttery pastry, I’m an equal opportunity eater, but that doesn’t mean that all flaky pastry is the same. Puff pastry and phyllo dough are two important flaky doughs. Both are ...

Sometimes you feel like you can’t win with people. Take kitchen shortcuts, for example. You suggest a shortcut or store-bought item to make a dish easier or faster, and you get dinged by purists who ...

Sometimes you feel like you can't win with people. Take kitchen shortcuts, for example. You suggest a shortcut or store-bought item to make a dish easier or faster, and you get dinged by purists who ...

The ability of puff pastry to, well, puff — eight times its original size, according to Dufour — means you have a built-in rim. To created a raised crust, score a line in the pastry about an inch away ...