An occasional series in which staff members share a recipe that we turn to time and again. Edith Eis is one of those friends of the family who seem closer than some blood relatives. She and my mother, ...

This simple, versatile recipe makes the most of summer plums. In the fall, consider swapping in apples and adding a sprinkle of cinnamon, replacing the rose water with vanilla and omitting the zest.

Peter Hoffman likes using purple plums, a.k.a. Italian prune plums, for this lightly spiced cake because they bake so well; the flavors intensify, but the plums don't become mushy. The garnishes are ...

This plum cake is super simple to make and is a great way to use the bounty of your backyard plum tree. (Adriana Janovich / The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo This plum cake isn’t the prettiest. But ...

An occasional series in which staff members share a recipe that we turn to time and again: Edith Eis is one of those friends of the family who seem closer than some blood relatives. She and my mother, ...