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All About Peaches
Sweet, juicy, eat-’em-over-the-sink peaches — they’re nature’s reward for enduring the summer’s heat. And they’re worth the wait! Here are the peachy facts on the ultimate summer fruit, including how to choose and store peaches, and some delicious recipes to use them up.
How to Eat Garden to Table
Eat fresh from your own backyard! The words “garden fresh” appear on food labels and menus for a reason: There’s nothing more appealing than the idea that the produce you eat (and feed your family) was just picked from your garden. Here's how to put your (or someone else's) garden to good use in the kitchen.
The 10 Best Apples for Baking
Don't leave your apple selection to chance for your next baking adventure. Here are the 10 best apples for baking, sure to hold up to the heat of your oven.
Tips
Splash-Free Cherry Pitting
When pitting cherries with a handheld pitter, the juice usually splatters everywhere— especially on your apron and clothes, potentially staining them. Here's a less-mess way to pit cherries.
How to Roast Cherry Tomatoes
Grape tomatoes are expensive, so if they’re a little past their prime (a bit wrinkled), don’t throw them away — roast them. Here's an easy way to do it.
How to Cut a Pineapple
Pineapple is one of the more difficult fruits to cut, because it's large, has a spiky skin and those prickly "eyes" inside the fruit once you've cut it. Here’s a way to peel pineapple with as little waste as possible and get the added bonus of decorative slices.
How to Keep Berries from Sinking in Muffins
Banish those heavy-bottomed, soggy blueberry muffins for good with this simple trick to keep berries from sinking in muffins.
An Easy Way to Test Avocados for Ripeness
Ever cut into an avocado that felt ripe to the touch, only to discover that it wasn’t? Here’s an easy way to test your avocado for ripeness without cutting up the fruit.
How to Freeze Bananas—For Smoothies & Baking
Don't toss those overripe bananas! Throw them in the freezer instead so you always have ripe bananas on hand for baking or smoothies. Use this simple tip for a less-mess, faster way to freeze and thaw bananas.
How to Juice Key Limes
Use this helpful tip for how to juice key limes next time you plan to make a pie! Key limes are smaller in size and firmer than regular limes, making them harder to juice, but not any longer with this helpful kitchen tip.
Hulling Strawberries
How to Prevent Apples From Browning
Prevent cut apples from turning brown with this simple tip.
Healthy Popsicles
With this simple tip, have healthy treats on hand at all times for when your sweet tooth hits!
How to Make Candied Cranberries
Candied cranberries make a festive garnish to holiday dishes this time of year. Best of all, it's simple to do!
How To Seed Squash
Seeding squash can be a messy task. Not anymore with this quick tip that uses a unique kitchen tool.
How-To's
Learn All About Indirect Grilling
What is indirect grilling? It's bascially a technique that turns your grill into an outdoor oven so you can cook big items, like whole chickens, pork loins, pizzas, etc. So the next time you fire up the grill, follow these four simple steps, and take the indirect route to perfectly cooked meats, vegetables, and more.
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Recipes
Fruit Fluff
Ambrosia was a must-have food of the Greek gods, according to ancient mythology. And today, it’s a popular fruit salad easy to make for any get-together. Our spin on the classic, dubbed Fruit Fluff, has a mixture of fresh or canned fruits, nuts, and cherries swirled in a base of mayonnaise and cream.
In a hurry? Canned pineapple, cherries, and mandarin oranges are easy substitutes for fresh fruit.
Apple Strudel Soup
Boldly creative, flavored, and textured, this Apple Strudel Soup is nothing if not interesting. Not just speedy and simple, this soup goes above and beyond with spice, comfort, and sweetness.
Pear-Fig Bars with almond streusel
Pear-Fig Bars with almond streusel are about to become your new favorite cool-weather treat. Toss diced pears with aromatic cardamom and cinnamon, then bake with fig preserves on a buttery oatmeal crust. But it’s the sweet, crunchy streusel that takes these bars over the top — it’s made with almond paste, a sweet almond confection that pairs nicely with pears.
Wine-Poached Pears with chocolate sauce & pistachios
Why not dine as the Italians do, and say si to dessert? A combination of health-promoting ingredients, like fruit, dark chocolate, and nuts, can make dessert nutritious and magnifico!
The Italians are responsible for bringing us such irresistible sweet treats as tiramisù and zabaglione, but these usually are reserved for special occasions. The rest of the time, a bit of cheese, a piece of fruit, or a small morsel of chocolate suffices to end a meal.
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Mango-Orange Clafouti with coconut milk
It's hard to fathom there’s anything easier than a fruit crisp or cobbler, but this country-French favorite with a Southeast-Asian twist — Mango-Orange Clafouti with coconut milk — wins that honor. It’s fancier, too.
You might think since clafouti is somewhat egg-heavy, that it’s only meant for a special breakfast or brunch. But, with its tender, almost custard-like texture and seasonal fruit, this makes it the q…
Cherry Clafouti
Hard to fathom there’s anything easier than a fruit crisp or cobbler, but this country-French favorite, Cherry Clafouti, wins that honor. It’s fancier, too. This friendly, relaxed, yet elegant fruit dessert, originating in the Limousin region of France, is pie-like, but simpler, thus to many, so much better. No stressing over dough, just a quick buzz of the batter ingredients in a blender, then pour and bake.
Grilled Peaches with raspberry vinaigrette
This salad of grilled peaches and raspberry is made to tame the rich, Brazilian-inspired spicy heat of our Grilled Flap Steak.
Raspberry Trifles with lemon cream
With a strikingly beautiful presentation and an equally delectable taste, these Raspberry Trifles do right by the tiny, yet mighty, berries. A luscious homemade lemon cream boosts the raspberry flavor and adds a bit of brightness, while layers of purchased pound cake keep things easy. A fresh raspberry sauce ensures there’s raspberry flavor in every layer, bright green pistachios offer a salty crunch, and a few fresh raspberries sprinkled over the top add even more color to an already stunni…
Dutch Apple Pie
Pie is a must-have when it comes to apples. And this sweet and streusely Dutch Apple Pie is the perfect fall dessert, especially if you love crumb toppings — the streusel serves as both the top and bottom crusts.
With an oatmeal cookie-like topping and sweet-tart apple filling, this is sure to become a family favorite.
Cranberry-Orange Granola
Get your morning going with a granola filled with tiny bites of sweet-tart dried cranberries, crisp coconut, citrusy orange marmalade, and a sprinkling of warm spices. It tastes divine served with creamy vanilla yogurt and fresh raspberries.
Strawberry & Coconut Trifles with Rum-Dipped Wafers
These fruit desserts look like they take a lot of time and effort, but luckily they come together in a snap. These strawberry trifles are full of flavor and textures, making them a satisfying after-dinner treat.
Mini Peach Pies with Cinnamon Roll Crusts
The worst thing about desserts is waiting for them to bake or cool. But these treats come together so quickly, you won’t have to wait long. The neat thing about these Mini Peach Pies is they transform breakfast staples (store-bought cinnamon rolls) into to-die-for desserts — pretty sweet!