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    Our Best Pies, Cobblers & Crostate

    Making a completely from-scratch pie like pecan pie, key lime pie, or apple pie will truly make you feel like an accomplished baker! Here you’ll find our favorite pie recipes and pie-making tips for success plus delicious cobblers and authentic Italian crostata. If you’re just learning how to make homemade pie, a good place to start is with my complete pie crust tutorial for how to make the best buttery, flaky pie crust.

    • Perfectly golden brown blind-baked fluffy pie crust on a cutting board.
      Flaky Butter and Lard Pie Crust (Easy Recipe)
    • A strawberry cheesecake crostata with lattice-crust on a linen table cloth.
      Strawberry Cheesecake Tart (Cheesecake Crostata)
    • Golden brown crostata di marmellata with lattice top and decorative hearts sprinkled with homemade cherry sugar showing authentic Italian jam tart recipe.
      Crostata di Marmellata (Authentic Italian Jam Tart w/Video)
    • A traditional pecan pie in a vintage aluminum pie tin with piece removed showing the interior that isn't runny with pie server next to it.
      The Very Best Southern Pecan Pie (Catered to the Oscars)
    • Coconut cream pie with black sesame on a patchwork quilt with one slice removed showing the grey coconut cream filling.
      Coconut Cream Pie With Black Sesame (#GrayMay)
    • A deep dark glistening spoonful of my other favorite cherry pie filling using a combination of dark sweet cherries and sour cherries being held over the pot of pie filling.
      Easy Black Cherry and Sour Cherry Combination Pie Filling
    • Ultra crispy homemade fried cherry pie with a bite taken out of it revealing the homemade cherry pie filling that's full of cherries.
      Crispy Southern Fried Cherry Pie (w/Best Fried Pie Dough)
    • A whole coconut cream pie with coconut milk topped with meringue and large slivers of fresh coconut that's been toasted.
      Triple Coconut Cream Pie with Mile-High Meringue Topping
    • A slice of the the best strawberry crostata (aka strawberry jam tart from Italy) on a plate.
      Strawberry Crostata (Italian Crostata di Marmellata di Fragole)
    • Closeup of baked pecan tassie cookies on parchment paper.
      Aunt Betty's Pecan Tassies (Mini Southern Pecan Pie Cookies)
    • Crispy flaky golden brown strawberry-rhubarb fried pies sprinkled with easy homemade strawberry sugar.
      Flaky Southern Strawberry-Rhubarb Fried Pies (Best Ever Hand Pies)
    • A split image showing half of a Biscoff pie crust and the other half a key lime pie in the biscoff pie crust.
      2-Ingredient Biscoff Pie Crust (For Cheesecakes & No-Bake Desserts)
    • Strawberry-rhubarb cream cheese pie on a sheet pan.
      Strawberry-Rhubarb Cream Cheese Pie (No-Bake)
    • Thick graham cracker crust in 9 inch springform cake pan ready to be filled.
      A Better Graham Cracker Crust
    • Homemade strawberry-rhubarb pie filling on a spoon being held above the pot it was cooked in.
      Easy Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Filling
    • My hand holding a widemouth Mason canning jar filled with bright red glistening homeamde cherry pie filling.
      Ultimate Cherry Pie Filling Recipe (10-Minutes, Homemade)
    • key lime pie in springform pan on a sheet pan
      A Better Key Lime Pie with Biscoff Cookie Crust
    • Pumpkin mascarpone tart topped with pecans on a cutting board.
      Pumpkin Pie Mascarpone Tart With Pecan Crunch and Biscoff Crust
    • Arkansas Possum Pie decorated on top with whipped cream and toasted pecan halves and chopped pecans
      Best Ever Arkansas Possum Pie (100% Made From Scratch)
    • Homemade pumpkin puree in glass mason jar for pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin bread, pumpkin waffles, pumpkin pasta, pumpkin, etc. (image showing fresh pumpkin puree for making pumpkin pancakes from scratch instead of canned pumpkin).
      20-Minute Pumpkin Purée (100% Homemade)
    • Slice of cherry crumb pie (aka Marie Callender copycat cherry crunch pie) using a homemade black cherry and sour cherry pie filling with streusel topping in flaky homemade pie crust.
      Sweet Cherry Crumb-Crunch Pie w/Scratch Made Cherry Pie Filling & Streusel Topping
    • my hand holding a cherry fried pie wonton with a bite taken out and it's gloriously cherry red filling exposed inside
      Lucky Lunar New Year Fried Cherry Pie "Wontons"
    • a cast iron skillet with a golden brown cherry cobbler baked beautifully and the sunlight hitting it
      Mom's Best Ever Southern Cherry Cobbler Recipe (a family favorite)

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    Best Lent & Easter Recipes

    • Best lenten recipes and meals including cheese enchiladas, lobster ravioli with tomato cream sauce, har gow shrimp dumplings, shrimp toast, crab linguine pasta, crispy Teochew shrimp burgers, asparagus risotto with pan-seared scallops, Italian scallops au gratin, and St. Louis style whole wheat pizza for meatless Friday dinners during Lent (A 9-photo collage of these recipes).
      80+ Best Lent Recipes, Meals & Meatless Dinner Ideas (6-Week Plan)
    • Extra beefy-tasting Beyond Burger on a homemade sesame and poppy seed potato bun.
      How to Make Extra "Beefy" Beyond® Burgers
    • A bowl of paccheri pasta with shrimp and zucchini in a tomato and white wine sauce.
      Paccheri Pasta With Shrimp and Zucchini Sugo
    • Brithish style fish and chips on a wire rack looking super crispy and golden brown.
      British Style Fish and Chips (Crispiest Fried Fish Ever)
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    Our Favorite Easter Recipes

    • Best easter recipes collage featuring homemade spinach ravioli, easter dinner ideas like asparagus lasagna and sauteed carrots, easter desserts including carrot cake and colomba pasquale italian easter bread, easter brunch asparagus frittata, asparagus risotto with scallops, mushy peas easter side dish, and homemade peeps without corn syrup.
      50+ Best Easter Recipes for Dinner, Brunch & Desserts(2026)
    • Homemade lobster ravioli and shrimp ravioli in heart and star shapes on a serving platter covered with lobster tomato cream sauce, showing the best sauce for lobster ravioli recipe.
      Lobster Ravioli With Tomato Cream Sauce
    • Biting at the Bits Apricot Colomba
      Italian Easter Dove Bread Recipe (Colomba Pasquale)
    • beautifully golden brown frittata in the cast-iron skillet that's been flipped to show off it's perfectly golden underside
      Asparagus and Zucchini Frittata Recipe (Perfect for Spring)
    • A whole carrot cake with cream cheese frosting sprinkled with pale green freeze-dried pistachios and two slices removed.
      Best Carrot Cake Recipe (Tender, Moist, Tangy and Crunchy)
    • Homemade pink Easter Bunny peeps and Hershey-Kisses-shaped peeps.
      How to Make Homemade Peeps (Without Corn Syrup)
    • A slice of the the best strawberry crostata (aka strawberry jam tart from Italy) on a plate.
      Strawberry Crostata (Italian Crostata di Marmellata di Fragole)
    • Easy Mushy Peas Recipe

    Authentic Italian Lasagne Recipes

    • A slice of prosciutto cotto and mozzarella lasagna with cheese and tomato sauce oozing out.
      Italian Ham & Mozzarella Lasagna (Lasagna di Prosciutto Cotto e Mozzarella)
    • Traditional homemade lasagna bolognese with eight layers, showcasing rich meat sauce and handmade spinach egg pasta noodles in classic Italian culinary style.
      Authentic Lasagna Bolognese (Lasagne alla Bolognese +Video)
    • eggplant and zucchine parmigiana with text overlay stating the recipe was a pinterest and Food52 Grand Prize Recipe winner
      Nonna Anna's Eggplant & Zucchini Parmigiana (Food52 & Pinterest Grand Prize Winner)
    • An italian ham and asparagus lasagna fully baked with beautiful wild asparagus spears decorating the top of the cheesy crispy mozzarella topping.
      Italian Ham & Asparagus Lasagna w/Asparagus Bechamel

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