As summer is already hitting with heat waves, I am sure you are looking for something refreshing and tart. Well, cherries are the perfect fruit that offers irresistible notes while lifting your mood.

Nothing says summer like the sweet, sticky juices of a fresh, fragrant peach dripping down your chin — or plum or nectarine, or any of the stone fruits that come into season in the late spring, peak ...

Apple pie may rule fall, but cherry pie is summer’s queen, lording over all other flavors for the few brief weeks when fresh cherries are in season. Because, while cherry pies made with frozen fruit ...

The bad thing about making pies in the summer is that the stove heats up the already overheated kitchen. But the good things far outweigh it: Using up the summer fruit bounty, impressing backyard ...

Looking for a taste of summer? You can’t do much better than a cherry pie. For many of us, fresh cherries remind us of family vacations, trips to the orchard and the delicious, messy affair of pitting ...

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At age 28, I made my first pie from scratch, and it was incredible: a perfect apple pie. The crust was flaky and golden brown and the filling perfectly cooked, with apples soft but not mushy. I ...