Recipes, kitchen tricks and seasonal dishes from the L.A. Times’ Cooking team. A crunchy red cabbage slaw is enlivened with slices of salty preserved lemon and chunks of sweet dates that bring the ...

If you’re not sure when you last ate a date, it’s time to re-acquaint yourself with these underrated dried fruits. Dates are not just a wonderful snack, but they’re also great in all manner of dishes, ...

You can bake delicious cakes and cookies without having to use refined sugar. Most alternatives are perfectly sweet, from fruit to rice syrup - and they are better for your body, too.

There's something about dates that hooks you. Sweet without being cloying, effortlessly tender and with that touch that turns any bite into a healthy snack. They save you from hunger in the middle of ...

From steak au poivre to lobster risotto and molten chocolate cake, these fancy date night recipes help you plan a romantic ...

Sizzling dates — something in between the quickness of sauteing and the more oil-heavy cooking method called pan-frying — turns regular dates into warm and caramelized dates that are a little crispy ...

These chocolate peanut-butter dates taste like a delightful mix between a giant chocolate-covered raisin and a crunchy chocolate peanut-butter cup, with the added bonus that they're customizable to ...

Find more stories like this one on our podcast, Here & Now Anytime. When you ask Joan Smith, owner of Rancho Meladuco in Mecca, California, about dates, you’re met with an onslaught of adjectives: ...

If you’re looking for a chewy, gooey, fudge-like brownie, we've got recipe for you. It involves adding a surprising ingredient — dates! — to boxed brownie mix . In an effort to reduce the calories in ...

These bite-sized treats are insanely good. It’s a uniquely mouthwatering combo that requires just two ingredients: dates, which provide a sweet chewiness (it’s seriously just like candy), and turkey ...