When I crave the zing and zest of summer desserts but don’t have access to fresh fruit, I turn to the freeze-dried versions. These weightless dehydrated fruit pieces span all seasonal produce, from ...

LITTLE ROCK — Dried apricots are an essential part of my winter survival strategy. When simmered in a vanillascented syrup, they miraculously regain the velvety texture and vivid flavor of fresh ...

Alchemists have tried for centuries to transform base metals into gold -- unsuccessfully, at least as far as we know. But it’s a lovely concept: Take the common and uninspiring -- lead, copper, prunes ...

You’ve been patient, avoiding the early apricots of June that looked so tempting on the market shelves but didn’t have that rich perfume and luscious honey-and-cinnamon flavor of July apricots. Now is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. oatmeal cookies with fruit - Nightanddayimages/Getty Images What could be more satisfying than the first bite of a chewy oatmeal ...