Rhubarb

Use fresh peaches when available - six peaches should do it.

For an elegant touch, serve the cobbler in oversize goblets and top with ice cream.

Orange juice and pomegranate juice enhance the light sorbet. The compote would also be good over store-bought strawberry sorbet or ice cream.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

We used a wire mesh cooling rack to form the decorative pattern on this pastry, but any metal cooling rack can be used. Also, if you have a small rack that cannot cover all the pastry at once, you will need to bake it in batches.

This recipe was created to accompany Strawberry-Rhubarb "Courting" Cake.

Millefoglie con Crema alla Grappa e Rabarbaro Millefoglie is the Italian version of the French pastry mille-feuille (meaning "thousand leaves"), which is then layered with fruit and cream, napoleon-style. We like Julia brand grappa best for this particular recipe — it's slightly sweeter and has a more well-rounded flavor than other grappas we've tasted. Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 1 3/4 hr

These bright cheesecake bars feature spring’s favorite flavor duo and a Triscuit cracker crust.

Sweet and creamy meets crunchy and tart.

Think of your favorite granola packed full of nuts and surrounding a layer of sweet-tart rhubarb jam and you’ve got these bars. 

Galettes were invented to make amateur bakers feel like pros.

Vodka in the dough hydrates the flour without developing gluten, which makes for an especially pliable dough and tender crust.

Fregola, a small, toasted Sardinian pasta, is classic with clams, and cockles make a great sub for Italy’s tiny vongole veraci.

This simple process works for practically any fruit; gauge how much sugar to use based on the fruit’s sweetness, and try cardamom or ginger in place of cinnamon.