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 ...

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 ...

Guests at Quillisascut Farm can collect and press their own walnut oil in small batches. But just in case you might have missed last weekend’s walnut workshop, organizers offered to share one of the ...

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, ...

Instructions: Spray a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray, dust with flour and tap out the excess. Set aside. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat the butter and 3/4 cup of the sugar until ...

There are so many touchstones that announce fall's arrival. Think school buses, shorter days, cooler nights and mums in bloom. For me, an early harbinger is the arrival of Italian prune plums. In late ...

This plum cake is super simple to make and is a great way to use the bounty of your backyard plum tree. (Adriana Janovich / The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo This plum cake isn’t the prettiest. But ...

The appearance of prune plums and Black Mission figs in late summer is a gentle but firm reminder that our current bounty of delicate fruits will soon give way to fall's crisper, heartier cousins. To ...

But I can say with confidence that I’ve been more immersed in honey-cake contemplation than the average Jewish woman approaching the High Holy Days. Not only did I just interview Rose Levy Beranbaum ...

For the last 12 years that I lived in New York, smells of cinnamon-tinged, buttery cake filling the air after Labor Day meant one thing: Italian prune plum season was upon us. That season, much like ...

From bombolini to tiramisu, Italian desserts are a sweet and impressive way to end any meal, especially after an Italian main course. We've rounded up some of our favorite Italian dessert recipes, ...