Apple cakes abound in the fall and I am usually the first one to jump on that bake, but this year I was inspired by two ingredients to make something a little different—pears and a new spiced rum.

This recipe for Stone Fruit Almond Upside-Down Cake works equally well using any kind of stone fruit or a mix of every kind of stone fruit, including plums, apricots, nectarines, peaches and plumcots.

At home, when the banana is overdone, it is not thrown away: it is used. It is the silent warning that it is time to turn on ...

Each of these nutritious smoothie recipes cut back on saturated fat and sodium to align with a heart-healthy eating pattern.

Once, we made ice cream in the summer because the season demanded it. The grass was high, cows were in milk and orchards heaved with fruit. Today, we buy ice cream from stores because it’s cold and we ...

Peaches and other summer stone fruit have skins that can be a little tough, and recipes often call for peeling them before using. There’s an easy way to peel them -- and the method works for peeling ...