The highest praise for fruit isn’t simply calling it sweet. The best fruit tastes complex, sometimes sour or bitter or both, maybe with hints of flowers or grass or almonds. And it evolves as the ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (Mass Appeal) – It’s rhubarb season! Here to show us how to make Charred Rhubarb Compote and Rhubarb Salad with Goat Cheese is Cathie Cappa, Owner of Auntie Cathie’s Kitchen in West ...

Celebrate spring with this simple, sweet-tart dessert. Alice Waters is an icon of California cuisine who revolutionized the concept of farm-to-table cooking in America with her restaurant Chez Panisse ...

Using a heavy medium sauce pan, place Rhubarb, sugar and Chambord to a boil over medium high heat and stir until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to low, cover and let simmer until rhubarb is soft.

When I was little, my grandmother would make this tart rhubarb (no strawberries) compote and give it to me as a treat with ice cream. I believe she canned it, and she’d leave the excess in a bowl in ...

When it comes to jam, there are rules. According to the FDA’s legal designation, jam can only come from one type of fruit, whereas compotes and conserves can be made with additional fruits (often ...

This old-fashioned pudding cake begins in a skillet with rhubarb compote, then a layer of cream and eggs lightened with fluffy whites goes into the pan. When it bakes, the batter creates its own sauce ...

Strawberries and rhubarb make a perfect spring pairing. The combination enhances their respective flavors; strawberries taste more interesting and rhubarb far less harsh and acerbic. Here, I’ve used ...

Grated ginger, orange juices, and vanilla combine flavors in this spring Rhubarb Compote. (Recipe Credit: Adrianna Adarme of the Fresh Tastes blog). To a medium pot, set over medium-low heat, add the ...