If happiness is the how-to for a batch of quince jam, Dean Tuininga ought to be in hog heaven very shortly. He recently told us of his childhood memories of his late mother’s wonderful quince jam and ...

I have a thriving quince tree in my garden, and when it starts to fruit, it complains about the weight it’s bearing. So when the time comes, I allot a few days of jam-making at home. Quince is not a ...

7. With a paper towel, lightly dry the quince and position the quince over the goat cheese mixture in even rows of overlapping slices. Brush the exposed dough with egg wash and fold it over the ...

The quince marmalade in the “Martha Washington Booke of Cookery” dates to 1608, but Hess believes it is probably an English recipe from the 1550s. Hess says she does not know exactly when marmalade ...

From the editors of Food & Wine magazine: Juicy and fragrant quince are draped in buttery caramel and fanned atop golden, flaky pastry in this centerpiece-worthy dessert. A lovely alternative to ...

The key to the success of this tart is its simplicity. There are essentially only two ingredients here — quince and pastry — so make them count. Buy the best puff pastry you can find. I like Dufour, a ...

Like a tart tatine, this quince tart is made of flaky puff pastry, sweet, tender fruit, and caramel pulling it all together. This tart is safer, though, and more easily constructed. A classic tart ...

A good quince can be hard to find. And for many, they're also hard to define. Tammy Donroe Inman, who wrote the dessert cookbook Wintersweet and blogs at Food on the Food, says the tough yellow fruits ...

The quince is a little-understood fruit -- at least in the United States. It looks a bit like an underripe mutant pear, and if you try to eat it raw, you’ll get a mouthful of astringent. Slice it up ...

The wintry season will see more of us embracing time in our kitchens. Conditions are right for finding a cooking project with a modest learning curve and big rewards. It’s an opportune moment to ...