Pick up a velvety yellow-orange apricot and enjoy the aroma, then take a bite of this early summer stone fruit to savor the luscious firm texture and flavor. Yes, summer is almost here, and apricots ...

The apricot tree in our backyard in Laguna Beach, where I grew up, was more than a fruit tree. It was my friend and playmate. Under its sheltering branches, I washed my dolls' hair and read Nancy Drew ...

Aug. 31—There's a cornucopia in Orlando Romero's Nambé backyard, and the feast has reached all the way to Santa Fe. To reap the rewards of an overzealous apricot tree, Romero invited eight ...

Apricots are the finest of summer's fruits, with dense, juicy flesh and delicate, velvety skins. Piled in baskets in farmers market stalls, they seem to glow in the early morning light. The prettiest ...

Apricot jam tartlets are simple yet elegant desserts that highlight the natural sweetness of wild apricots. Prepare ...

This is a variation on food writer Claudia Roden’s wonderful orange and almond cake, made using the whole fruit. It works a treat with apricots, which take less time to cook, and are every bit as ...

Local apricots have been ripening for the last week or so. If you love this fragile fruit, pay attention! The season does not last long. Most trees have harvestable fruit for just two or three weeks.

After a month of mediocre early-season apricots, the prime varieties, sweet, juicy and flavorful, are here or will be soon. Beyond the celebrated Blenheim, there are other worthwhile varieties, and a ...

The 'Turkey' apricot, a hand-colored engraving after a drawing by Augusta Innes Withers (1792-1869), from the first volume of John Lindley's Pomological Magazine (1827-1828). The Romans dubbed the ...