A few weeks ago, on one of those sunshiny Saturdays in November, my husband and I decided to take a day trip. Early that morning we got in the car and headed south from Bemidji. After a brief shopping ...

RECENTLY, A WELL-MEANING person recommended Sharon Brenner’s “A Pie Project”—a digital cookbook devoted solely to Greek pies—specifically, the part where I could learn how to make phyllo dough from ...

If you’re looking for some easy recipes this holiday season (and beyond), consider stocking up on some phyllo dough. While you can make it yourself, as my Hungarian grandmother did, you can buy it ...

Whether you spell it phyllo, filo, or fillo, the word means "leaf" in Greek. This unleavened pastry dough is one of the flakiest, crispiest, most dramatic ingredients you can keep in your freezer — ...

Phyllo and puff pastry may look similar on the surface, but the two doughs are actually distinct. They have unique histories, ...