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"Jam tarts are a quintessential British teatime treat - little crispy short crust pastry rounds filled with assorted fruit jams, such as strawberry, raspberry, apricot, blackcurrant and lemon curd. They were the first things my mum taught me to bake when I was little, and in turn, I taught my daughter how to make them when she was very small. Here I..."

Ingredients: lemon curd, black currant jam...

"These are nice, special little desserts for anytime - and you can freeze some for a later time too!! Great for goody trays!! (ZWT3 - US - Florida) (also Caribbean for ZWT3)"

Ingredients: eggs, granulated sugar...

"A taste of my childhood, my grandmother made the most amazing Egg Custard, as we used to call it! In the absence of lard, or if you are vegetarian, use a white vegetable cooking fat, but NOT margarine, as the white fat gives the pastry its crispness. Serve this tart at room temperature with cream or just "naked"! You can buy these delectable..."

Ingredients: egg yolks, eggs, fat...

"Delicious little pies that combine an orange short crust pastry base with mincemeat filling and an almond crumble topping. Serve these warm with whipped cream or brandy butter. This recipe can be made in to one large pie - but I still prefer the dainty individual mini pies! I have two mincemeat recipes posted that can be used in these pies, if you..."

Ingredients: oranges, zest of, mincemeat...

"This fresh and easy dessert (or breakfast) dish cooks up quick and tastes decadent, although it is very light and made with very little fat and whole grains for good nutrition no one will ever guess is in there!

I combined two recipes from my great aunt and made healthy substitutions to make it very low in fat, filled with whole grain goodness..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, old-fashioned oatmeal...

"This sticky and lightly spiced walnut tart is absolutely perfect for any autumn gathering, especially Thanksgiving, Halloween or Bonfire Night. It combines walnuts together with warm spices and a hint of orange, which are all bound together in a buttery syrup filling.......if you cannot get hold of golden syrup, you can use honey instead. Serve this..."

Ingredients: demerara sugar, eggs...

"This is a recipe for a delicious tart recipe that I invented, it uses blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, lemon, and orange; and is really good for summer.

NOTE: can be substituted for splenda, for a diabetic-friendly recipe."

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, cornstarch...

"A lovely presentable bar that is not too sweet and never fails to please. Takes little time to put together and less than 35 minutes to bake. The time for setting and cooling is longer but well worth the wait."

Ingredients: dark brown sugar, dark corn syrup...

"These cute little pies look so impresssive and are perfect to wow guests at a dinner party. The sweet lemon filling is what makes these bite sized delights disapper in seconds. But don't be put off be their apperance.. they are incredibley easy to make. You can make the lemon filling and pie cases ahead of time but the meringue topping is best..."

Ingredients: cornflour, cream of tartar...

"This recipe is from the wonderful cookbook, "A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking", by Marcy Goldman. This pareve Pesach cake tastes like a rich but light chocolate cheesecake. It's wonderful with or without the glaze. If you don't mind a dairy cake, it's also excellent with a regular ganache (with cream, etc...). Kids will..."

Ingredients: unsalted margarine, eggs...

"This is a must around the holiday season! You make one "Mix" and use it to create some of the most tender, flaky pie crusts you'll ever eat. It is easy, and saves you lots of valuable preparation time. Use this mix if making more than one pie crust."

Ingredients: pie crust mix, eggs, ice water...

"A very impressive and tasty little tart. Much easier than it looks!"

Ingredients: fresh lemon rind, egg yolks...

"This is from the issue of April 2006 of Coup de Pouce. The taste of the butter crust goes well with the taste of maple but if you want to save time, you can also buy store-bought dough (fresh or frozen, about 1 lb in total) or even better : frozen tartlets crust. If you have leftovers of garnish and dough, you can do more tartlets and fill the empty..."

Ingredients: eggs, heavy cream, lemon juice...

"These wonderful little pockets are filled with yummy, ooey-gooey cherry-cheese goodness! Kids love to help make these! Make 'em by the dozen, freeze and kids can heat them up for an after-school snack!"

Ingredients: cinnamon, cream cheese...