Stone fruit season has arrived (finally!) and soon the market booths will be filled with sweet, juicy peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, pluots, and apriums. Did you know California grows about 90 percent of the nectarines and plums grown in the US and produces about 70 percent of all the peaches? With over 200 varieties of...Read More

It was impossible to decide whether to buy nectarines or peaches at the Farmers Market several weeks ago, as both were so incredibly sweet, juicy, and flavorful. So I bought some of each, and made a fabulous pie with them! Nectarines have a little more natural acidity than peaches, whereas ripe peaches are full-on sweet....Read More

INGREDIENTS: 4 to 5 nectarines 1 cup water 6 eggs 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar 2 1/3 cups ground almonds 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder METHOD: Preheat the oven to 375˚F. Butter and line an 8-inch springform pan with parchment paper. Set aside Place the nectarines in a casserole dish with 1 cup of...Read More