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, ...

Apply heat to the bluish-purple fruit and it gives up flavor perfect for baking By DANIELLE CENTONI The Oregonian Italian plums, to borrow a phrase, don't get no respect. They're about half the size ...

Italian prune plums, also known as quetsch or Empress plums, are one of my favorite tastes of late summer and early fall. Their season is brief, so I snap them up when I see them. Relative to many ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Garten’s Italian Plum Tart recipe is honestly extremely easy ...

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 ...