Editor’s note: High altitudes 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 ...

Including tarts, cakes, pies, and more, these pear dessert recipes are a tasty reminder that apples shouldn’t get all the fall fruit glory. Ranging from low-fuss loaf cakes and galettes to ...

Pears tend to get lost in the shuffle when it comes to fall fruits, but they're nearly as versatile as apples, pomegranates, and cranberries. If you need more convincing, scroll through for sweet and ...

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In an ovenproof skillet, combine butter, sugar, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. Add pears, cut side down; cover with foil. Bake, turning pears over halfway through, until ...

Stepping into a big box grocery store, it’s easy to think that all produce grows all year round—but that’s hardly the case. In this series, we’ll highlight one in-season produce pick a week. Nutrition ...

While out to dinner with my colleague and L.A. Times restaurant critic Bill Addison, we ordered an old-fashioned pear and blue cheese salad served over tender greens, which had just returned to the ...