Round up the kids to help you make this rustic free-form pear galette

The Washington Post: Skillet cake with honey and pears is a beauty with rustic charm

This cake gives you a huge payoff for very little effort. It’s a beauty — golden cake, inlaid with caramelized pear slices, served with rustic charm right in the skillet in which it’s baked. It tastes ...

Skillet cake with honey and pears is a beauty with rustic charm

The Boston Globe: Recipe: Slice ripe fall pears and make a pretty circular pattern on this rustic, brown-butter almond cake

Recipe: Slice ripe fall pears and make a pretty circular pattern on this rustic, brown-butter almond cake

Orlando Sentinel: From The Max Group: Ahi Tuna Pizza And A Rustic Pear Collins

Mixologist Derek Vitale’s Rustic Pear Collins, a classic gin cocktail with a twist, features fresh pear puree and a tart kick from verjus, a type of unfermented grape juice. (If you can’t find verjus ...

From The Max Group: Ahi Tuna Pizza And A Rustic Pear Collins

This easy, free-form tart can be made with homemade or store-bought pie crust. In a large bowl toss the pear slices with the lemon juice. Sprinkle in the cornstarch, brown sugar and cinnamon and toss ...

— From Tammy Donroe Inman's "Wintersweet: Seasonal Desserts to Warm the Home" (Running Press, $30) Makes 1 8-inch crostata I love free-form pies like this pear crostada because you can make them into ...