Stone Fruit

These recipes are an ode to Mazatlán, my time there alone, and my wonderful neighbor who cared for me through food.

This is your last chance for peaches—so use them wisely.

The zestiest chicken thighs, a peachy chaat, and more reader favorites from this month.

From pie to parfait, cobbler to cocktails, here are 43 ways to cook and eat all the peaches this summer.

When the plantains are pan-fried, the outside caramelizes and forms a hard shell while the inside becomes soft and custardy.

Turn juicy-sweet peaches into creamy sorbet, no ice cream maker required. 

Juicy ripe peaches, raw sweet corn, and roasted peanuts come together in this peak summer snack—a perfect way to refresh after a day in the sun.

Chef Omar Tate makes a natural version of Kool-Aid by mixing freeze-dried sweet cherries and strawberries with citric acid for tartness.

Toss your unripe summer peaches and plums with herbs, scallions, and a vinegary dressing inspired by the Chinese dish lao hu cai.

Creamy, sweet Ataulfo mangoes are ideal for this simple, vibrant dessert.

A beautiful dessert where half of the work is done for you. That’s right, we’re using store-bought puff pastry.

You can use any combo of stone fruit in this galette, so dream big! Apricots and cherries would be divine. Peaches and nectarines make good friends…

Triple the sesame, triple the fun. Tahini teams up with toasted sesame seeds and toasted sesame oil to balance the sweetness of late summer peaches with rich, earthy nuttiness.

All the recipes from our annual Simple Issue.

At Scribe Winery, Sonoma’s lush vineyard-slash-getaway, Kelly Mariani has mastered the art of making it easy.

You can use various heirloom cucumbers for this savory-sweet salad recipe; if you can find them, flaunt them.

...the Georgia Peach Truck rolled into town.

Leave it to Claire Saffitz to make a dessert that’s easier, faster, and more foolproof than pie—and, oh yeah, just as delicious.

Aguachile is the spicy relative of ceviche that leans heavily on chiles for heat and lime juice for acidity. Here, hearts of palm, mango, and tomatoes replace the traditional raw shrimp.

Don’t worry about removing all of the melon seeds in this take on the popular Mexican street snack—they’re edible and add a little crunch.

Mangoes and turmeric contain vitamins and antioxidants that are said to help brighten dull skin.

Like fresh farmstand berries in the summer, a platter of tropical fruit is winter's most perfect, effortless dessert.

For Nikiko Masumoto, farming is a powerful act of resistance.

Some chocolate cakes can be overwhelmingly intense, but this one manages to feel light and balanced, with no single component dominating the others.