This week, I was invited to a friend’s place to break the fast for Yom Kippur. I was tasked with making a dessert, and after a lot of research on what is traditional for the holiday, I found that, ...

As summer goes by there's a pageant of plums in the markets. Green plums, black ones, red ones: sweet, succulent fruit giving forth nectar for warm weather refreshment. Bringing up the rear are ...

As summer goes by there's a pageant of plums in the markets. Bringing up the rear are Italian prune plums, the last of the lot, a harbinger of autumn. They're peewees compared to crimson-colored Rosas ...

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We're about to acquire a big bag of Italian prunes, and we're delighted. No, we don't need more fiber in our diets; we simply like prunes' flavor and versatility. So we always say yes to our ...

This cake is amazing. Is there any way to capture the flavor without all the fat? - Brenda, Chicago ITALIAN PLUM CAKE 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 4 eggs 1 ...

This recipe comes to us from Sara Kate Gillingham-Ryan, founding editor of The Kitchn. This is a pie I have probably eaten every September of my life, thanks to my mom. As for baking it myself, I was ...

An occasional series in which staff members share a recipe that we turn to time and again: Edith Eis is one of those friends of the family who seem closer than some blood relatives. She and my mother, ...

Hail to the Italian prune plum, the one that stands up to heat with distinction. This oblong plum, its skin a reddish-blue usually touched with wisps of powdery blue, emerges as the slightly tart ...