The 5 Best Dried Fruits to Add to Your Diet
Dried fruits and all their shriveled nuances are a reliable way to infuse your daily menu with great flavors and big-time nutrition
Apricots
How to Pick, Prep, and Cook with Apricots
A member of the stone fruit family thanks to its stone- like pit, this sweet-tart favorite is so much more than a peach wannabe. Here’s how to choose it and use it while it's in season.
The Cook’s Guide to Dried Fruit
The dried fruit aisle offers a treasure trove of recipe-enhancing flavors and textures. Here's how to make the most of them.
Hazelnut-Apricot Chocolate Bark
Chocolate bark is a good way to try your hand at tempering, the technique of heating and cooling chocolate so that it solidifies quickly and remains firm and shiny. A simplified version of tempering involves melting two-thirds of the chocolate, then cooling it by adding the remaining one-third and stirring until smooth. For best results, use a candy or instant-read thermometer to check chocolate temperature.