Lemons are everywhere here in the Chronicle office, with coworkers bringing in bags of the fresh citrus. A former coworker, Judy Minshew, sent in this unusual recipe for Shaker Lemon Pie, which uses ...

Combine rhubarb, sugar and tapioca. Set aside. Combine eggs, milk and vanilla. Beat together. Pour egg mixture over rhubarb mixture. Blend well. Pour into a 9-inch pie pan (glass pie pan preferred) ...

Icebox pies are beloved for their ease of assembly. Anyone can bake them, and yet the final product is a showstopper. Once they go into the oven, they only require a few minutes to set the filling.

There are dozens of ways to ruin a lemon meringue pie, and as I walked up to the French Pastry School’s Loop campus, I envisioned every single one of them. I’d been invited to spend a few hours with ...