As the seasons change and fresh fruits come into abundance, there’s no better way to capture their vibrant flavors than by ...

My mother reminded me that my grandmother used to make pear and ginger jam with pears dropped to her door by a friend who obviously had a prolific tree. Pears are at their best for a very short ...

Spread the frangipane mixture over the apricot jam. Use a pallet knife to smooth the filling. Sit the pears on the filling and gently press them down. Scatter over the remaining flaked almonds.

Pears are low in pectin, the setting agent in fruit. Hence I experimented using the special jam setting sugar containing citric acid and pectin. To peel the tamarillos, make a small cross in the ...

Enjoy this sweet and spiced pear jam on toast with ham and eggs, on hot rolls with meat or as a spread on baked goods. Make multiple jars, then keep some for yourself and give some as gifts.