What are dates—and why should you give a fig about these natural treats? Eaten on its own, a date is a nutritious nibble that sates sweet tooths. Used in cooking and baking, it's a shapeshifter with ...

Dates are a versatile ingredient that can be used to add an undernote of sweet and caramelly goodness to any dish, or can simply be eaten whole as a snack. Alexandra Domrongchai is a food and travel ...

Recipes, kitchen tricks and seasonal dishes from the L.A. Times’ Cooking team. A crunchy red cabbage slaw is enlivened with slices of salty preserved lemon and chunks of sweet dates that bring the ...

As the daughter of a mother whose family came to the United States a century ago from Syria, I grew up eating dates. Dates were particularly plentiful during the holidays, when pitted dates were ...

Try baking this apple cake - though it works well with other fruit too - the possibilities are practically endless. You can ...