For centuries, sugar plums have held a place in the imagery and traditions of Christmas, despite the fact that most modern holiday bakers have never tasted one. The term appears in poems, carols and ...

Most fruit tarts flaunt their bright fillings. Whether their fruit is added to pastry before or after baking, they’re vivid confections — conspicuously appealing and hard to resist. This plum tart is ...

While these sugar plums might not be the ones that danced in the children’s heads in the poem A Visit From St. Nicholas, they’d be welcome at any time of year — not just Christmas. True to their name, ...