Check the sell-by date and buy dried fruit that has been sprayed with vegetable oil, not mineral oil. It is usually cheaper to buy individual dried fruits if you cook regularly. Dried fruit is ...

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These meatballs made of beef, rice, and split peas are stuffed with dried fruit and braised in a flavorful tomato sauce—a hearty, satisfying labor of love. A sleeper hit from Bon Appetit’s ...

Freeze-dried fruit is also uniquely easy to take on-the-go, Gentile says. It can be divided into packages that “can go in ...

Dried fruit in a savory, stewy context isn’t unheard ... The version I’ve settled on keeps the traditional combination of apples, protein and dumplings but offers variations in the meat ...