Fresh mixed berries make the ultimate filling for summer pie. The secret is to pre-cook the blackberries. Pie is made in stages, and you can do a lot of it in advance, which makes the process more ...

When you talk about classic dessert recipes, if you say that something is old-fashioned, Southerners believe you might as well say that it is tried-and-true or that it just tastes good. These decadent ...

One year after planting, my garden is beginning to bear fruit. On two bushes, blueberries are darkening by the day, bending thin branches as they cluster and swell under the sun. It’ll be at least a ...

Every amateur baker needs a go-to pie recipe in his or her repertoire. While apple may get much of the fanfare, blueberries pack that perfect punch of sweet but tart flavor that just bursts in the ...

When the kids were little, the Fourth of July meant a day to picnic and play at the family farm. The owners of the farm, an older couple with always serious expressions and skin like leather, welcomed ...

One of the best local fruits starting to show up now are berries — strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, a whole different fruit taste-wise than what we get most of the year. These ...