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LITTLE ROCK — Dried apricots are an essential part of my winter survival strategy. When simmered in a vanillascented syrup, they miraculously regain the velvety texture and vivid flavor of fresh ...

You’ve been patient, avoiding the early apricots of June that looked so tempting on the market shelves but didn’t have that rich perfume and luscious honey-and-cinnamon flavor of July apricots. Now is ...

For better or worse, most of us have been face-to-face with a dried-out cake. Whether your fruit cake sat out too long on the counter, or your attempts at making a decadent, moist chocolate cake ...

Dried fruits can be contentious: Some love them for deep, concentrated fruit flavor. Others find the texture off-putting. But dried fruits, if used correctly, can add a nuanced sweetness to different ...