Making dessert for a crowd is stressful ... This is why I turn to a sheet pan pavlova. It requires very little hands-on work to make ahead of time, and not only can you prepare the meringue ...

1. Turn the oven down to 350 degrees. 2. In a food processor, pulse the cream cheese and ricotta until smooth. Add the cream, sugar, whole egg, extra yolk, lemon rind and juice, and salt. Pulse until ...

Then, of course, there’s dessert. Cookies are a given, but sheet pans also make excellent vessels for large-format cakes, as well as trays for catching pie or tart juice overflow. The point is ...