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All About Peaches

Sweet, juicy, eat-’em-over-the-sink peaches — they’re nature’s reward for enduring the summer’s heat. And they’re worth the wait! Here are the peachy facts on the ultimate summer fruit, including how to choose and store peaches, and some delicious recipes to use them up.

How to Eat Garden to Table

Eat fresh from your own backyard! The words “garden fresh” appear on food labels and menus for a reason: There’s nothing more appealing than the idea that the produce you eat (and feed your family) was just picked from your garden. Here's how to put your (or someone else's) garden to good use in the kitchen.

The 10 Best Apples for Baking

Don't leave your apple selection to chance for your next baking adventure. Here are the 10 best apples for baking, sure to hold up to the heat of your oven.


Tips

How to Roast Poblanos

If you're looking to get that smoky flavor of roasted peppers, check out this quick-and-easy tip on how to roast poblanos.

The Easiest Way to Seed Hot Chiles

Stop the burn and save your fingers with this simple kitchen tip for seeding and cleaning out hot chile peppers.

How to Clean Seeds from a Pumpkin

Clean out a small cooking pumpkin or winter squash efficiently and safely with this common kitchen item.

How to Core & Seed Bell Peppers

It can be tricky to clean out bell peppers without feeling wasteful. Here's how to do it easily, and avoid losing much pepper flesh.

How to Pit and Cut an Avocado

With our new Mexican book in hand; perfect seeding, peeling, cutting, and ripening avocados with these quick tips.

How to Store Fresh Peaches

Make the most of peaches while they are at their peak in the season with these tips on how to ripen and store them.

How to Remove Silk From Corn

With sweet corn season in full bloom, save time shucking with these simple-to-do tips that uses things already in your house or kitchen.

The Easiest Way to Cut a Melon

If fresh melon is a mainstay for your warm-weather eating, here's a great way to simplify cutting them.

How to Properly Store Blackberries

Improper storage of berries can cause waste, these simple tips will keep your blackberries fresher longer.

Steamed Corn On the Grill

Utilize the grill while it's hot and cook up a tender ear of corn without charring the sweet yellow kernels.

Remove Pin Bones from Fish With Your Huller

That strawberry huller that's been sitting in the drawer far too long now has another use. Check out how else to use it!

How to Store Fresh Pineapple

Can't seem to eat pineapple fast enough? Waste no more and keep your pineapple fresh with this simple tip for storing fresh pineapple.


How-To's

Learn All About Indirect Grilling

What is indirect grilling? It's bascially a technique that turns your grill into an outdoor oven so you can cook big items, like whole chickens, pork loins, pizzas, etc. So the next time you fire up the grill, follow these four simple steps, and take the indirect route to perfectly cooked meats, vegetables, and more.


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Recipes

Apple Pie Linzer Cookies

With buttery crusts and a richly spiced filling, consider these pretty little Apple Pie Linzer Cookies your apple pie on the go.

Apple-Pecan Dutch Baby

This impressive Apple-Pecan Dutch Baby oven pancake comes together quickly and is perfect served straight from the skillet.

Bacon-Wrapped Spiced Figs

Bacon-Wrapped Spiced Figs are an easy way to treat your guests to the flavors of fall.

Brown Sugar Fig Cake

Fresh figs caramelize while baking, lending a deep sweetness to this moist and fluffy Brown Sugar Fig skillet cake.

Fig Jam

There’s no better way to enjoy figs’ full flavor than in a sweet Fig Jam. Try it slathered on toast or in the Fig Jam Buns.

Blueberry-Lemon Cheesecake Bars

Make your next gathering a piece of (cheese)cake with these rich and flavorful Blueberry-Lemon Cheesecake Bars.

Any-Fruit Pie with Classic Pie Dough

Satisfy your sweet tooth while also using some gorgeous summer produce with this step-by-step Any-Fruit Pie with Classic Pie Dough. Your favorite single variety or combination of berries and stone fruit can be used in this recipe.

Rhubarb Cobbler with raspberries

Strawberry-rhubarb is a classic combination, but why not try something slightly different this year? Rhubarb Cobbler with raspberries is easy and sweet-tart satisfying, with a smattering of almond to sweeten the deal.

Bananas Foster Mille-Feuille

Stun your sweetheart with a sweet stack of Bananas Foster Mille-Feuille. Traditionally, mille-feuille is made with layers of puff pastry and pastry cream. Our spin incorporates layers of phyllo with bananas foster-inspired filling for a flaky, caramel-y, spectacular grand finale.

Zabaglione with strawberries

What’s date night without dessert? Zabaglione with Strawberries is heavenly. Zabaglione [zah-bahl- YOH-nay] is an Italian dessert consisting of whipping egg yolks, sugar, and Marsala over simmering water. Serve the custard warm, right after making it, or make it ahead and serve it chilled.

Phyllo Tartlets with modern mincemeat

Pre-made phyllo shells are a good introduction to what phyllo is about. Phyllo Tartlets with modern mincemeat (fruit, spices and nuts — no actual meat here) strike a balance between easy and fancy, novel and traditional. Make the mincemeat filling a day or two ahead, then the tarts are quick to bake and assemble before your holiday gathering.

Apple Tart with frangipane

What do you get when apples, almonds, and a tender crust combine? An out-of-this-world Apple Tart. And don’t fret, we’re here to walk you through the process, step-by-step.

The cookie-like crust comes together quickly in the food processor. One tiny tip: chill the dough after mixing and before parbaking. It will roll out more easily and won’t be as apt to sink down the sides of the pan when baking. And if the crust breaks when placing it into the pan, simply patch it …