Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amisha Gurbani's recipe for spiced pluot muffins make for a special - and quick - treat in the mornings. (Amisha Gurbani) Before ...

Note: “Blooming” the gelatin, i.e., letting it soak for 3-5 minutes, helps ensure a smooth final result. 6 cups half-and-half 6 cups cream 1/2 teaspoon salt 21/2 teaspoons green cardamom pods, toasted ...

In the natural world, we depend on birds and bees to carry pollen from tree to tree to create new seeds of life. When two trees share the same species or genus, horticulturalists cross them to produce ...

A few weeks ago I came home from the market overloaded with fruit and great ambitions for creating jars and jars of preserves. Part of my goal was to practice my skills for a canning class I had ...

Pluots are a hybrid fruit -- three quarters plum and one quarter apricot -- combining the best qualities of each. It's a trademarked name that's now owned by the developer who came up with the ...

Pluots and cucumbers are delicious on their own or chopped up in summer salads. But if you combine them, they not only make a delicious salsa, they go really well with fish. Summer is my favorite time ...

There are approximately 250 varieties of plums grown in California. They thrive in the San Joaquin Valley, are one of the easiest fruit trees to grow in the home garden, and are delicious to eat.

For those who think that Google Hangouts, Slack or Skype aren’t enough to meet their business needs, please allow me to introduce you to Pluot. Founded by Kwindla Kramer and Doug Brunton, Pluot ...

Before we delve deep into fall flavors, pluots are one of my favorite start-of-fall fruits. They are a hybrid between a plum and an apricot, where it has the pretty purple hues and juiciness of a plum ...