Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... One fine way to smuggle some of summer into winter is to cook with dried fruit. Sunshine is packed into dried apricots, grapes (raisins), dates, currants, ...

Perhaps one of the first domesticated fruits, the plum is an unsung hero in sweet and savory dishes alike. Jodie Kautzmann is an editor, baker, and confectioner with more than 15 years of experience ...

Note: When Michelle Huneven started thinking about recipes to serve at a fund-raising dinner that she was to cook for her church, a friend suggested this traditional French country dish. It can be ...

Deborah Madison is known for great vegetarian cookbooks, beginning with the landmark “Greens Cookbook,” which she wrote in 1987 as the founding chef of Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. Clearly this ...

(NAPSI)—Gold Medalist and World Champion swimmer Natalie Coughlin is one busy woman. She’s training hard for the 2012 summer games-and she’ll be cooking up a storm for her family this holiday season.

This luscious fruit crisp is a perfect dessert for an early fall evening. Look to September’s harvest and gather late-season stone fruit and autumnal pears for this homey baked dessert. Then fortify ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Yield: 6 servings. 1 1/2 tablespoons dried rosemary, crushed> 1 tablespoon dried sage leaves> 2 teaspoons kosher salt> In a small ...

Homemade granola with that toasted, baked deliciousness — it's just so perfect and comforting. I make mine all in the one saucepan, then keep a batch in an airtight container. It's great with ...

After the rich, celebratory foods of the holidays, it feels good to get back to down-to-earth ingredients and uncomplicated dishes. Dried fruit fits right into both categories. One of the simplest and ...

Dried fruit is a delicious snack. That's a fact, plain and simple. It makes a great addition to a midday snack of brain-powering nuts and seeds, or adds a natural sweetness to your morning oatmeal. It ...