I’m a happy camper this time of year, and no, not because children are going back to school. Late summer is when Italian plums come to market. To find them piled high in wooden pint baskets at a local ...

I’m a happy camper this time of year, and no, not because kids are going back to school. This is when Italian plums come to market. Slightly tart and a little more egg-shaped than a common plum, ...

Every self-respecting holiday cookie assortment includes shortbread, and these add a welcome citrusy brightness to all the other rich flavors, spices, chocolate, and nuts. For extra lemony flavor in ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Italian prune plums are the start of this tart built on a lemon shortbread crust. (Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS) ...