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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

How to Safely Dice an Avocado

The soft, buttery texture of ripe avocado can make it difficult to work with. So dice it up while it's still in the skin, instead!

Quickly Chop Dried Fruit with Kitchen Shears

Kitchen shears are a great tool for piercing stubborn packaging, but they also make short work of chopping dried fruit!

How to Get The Most Juice From Lemons

Here's a tip for getting the most fresh juice out of your citrus, with a kitchen tool you might not expect — the microwave!

Apples — Help Ripen Fruits & Healthful Treats Too

Apples are great in pies, and to keep away those pesky doctors, but did you know they can also help other fruits ripen faster?

How to Choose a Melon

Cantaloupe is the most popular type of melon, but how do you find one that tastes best? Here are some easy pointers!

How to Choose the Ripest Peaches

It's the height of summer, and peaches are plentiful at farmer's markets — but how do you choose the best fruit? Here are a few pointers!

How to Make Homemade Frozen Citrus Concentrate

Buying frozen lemonade concentrate is easy, but so is making it yourself! Plus, it cuts out the high fructose corn syrup.

All About Tomatillos

Chances are tomatillos aren't your go-to ingredient or you don't use them often. Learn all about the berries with our tip.

How to Seed Tomatoes

Love tomatoes but hate seeding them? Here’s a tip for doing it quickly and efficiently.

How to Make Caramel Stick to Apples

Do you love caramel apples but your sweet, buttery coating won't stick? This simple tip comes to the rescue.

Berry Clever Tips for Prepping and Storing Fresh Berries

Quick & Easy Entertaining Tips


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

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!

Classic Fruit Salad

Customize this quick and classic fruit salad by adding any seasonal fruits of your choice.