If there’s one thing Southerners know how to do, it’s take a simple ingredient and turn it into something nostalgic, comforting and (sometimes) unexpected. Pear salad is exactly that. It’s one of ...

Crackling leaves and nippy mornings, early sunsets and football games. These are sure signs of fall. But it’s a walk through a farmer’s market or the aisles of a supermarket’s produce section, that ...

While out to dinner with my colleague and L.A. Times restaurant critic Bill Addison, we ordered an old-fashioned pear and blue cheese salad served over tender greens, which had just returned to the ...

Pear cobbler in breakfast form. This oatmeal is made with fresh pears, walnuts, and cinnamon to recreate the taste of a freshly baked pear cobbler. It’s low in calories, saturated fat, and sodium ...

In this vlog, I share my favorite daily activities, including harvesting chrysanthemums to make winter tea, sewing oven mitts ...

Crackling leaves and football games. Nippy evenings and early sunsets. Cups of steaming hot cocoa. And glorious fruit — apple desserts with pomegranate, green salads with the perfumy sweetness of ...

In my opinion, pears don’t receive the praise they deserve. Apples may be all the rage this time of year, but I’m partial to pears. When perfectly ripe, they are super sweet while being balanced with ...

I'm a sucker for desserts that feel elegant without requiring a ton of fancy cooking tricks. It may sound like a tall task, but a dessert like wine poached pears proves that it's possible. Fresh pears ...