Winter here in Northern California means lots of fresh green Asian vegetables and other cabbage family members, along with root crops and cold-loving leafy greens like lettuce, spinach and chard. But ...

If you've ever passed persimmons in the produce aisle and felt unsure of what to do with them, you're not alone. Here's a ...

As long as pecans and peaches have been able to grow in the South, so have persimmons. The uniquely sweet, plump, squishy fruits come into season during the late fall and winter from around October to ...

Every other Wednesday, Bon Appétit food editor at large Carla Lalli Music takes over our newsletter with a sleeper-hit recipe from the Test Kitchen vault, a cooking technique she’s really into, or an ...

In a sign that the seasons are finally changing in Southern California, we were reminded of what rain looks like this week, with cooler temperatures and a larger storm expected toward the week’s end.

Hikers and other rural foragers welcome fall as a time of the year when persimmons are plentiful. The key to a successful wildcrafting experience, however, is making sure the persimmons gathered are ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Though they start popping up in the middle of October, you can find persimmons through January in ...

November means it is time to pick persimmons. Some gardeners enjoy eating the fruits of our native persimmon, while others harvest them to predict the weather. For years, gardeners have been cutting ...

I had never eaten a persimmon prior to moving to California 20 years ago, and I certainly didn't know there was more than one kind. My only awareness of persimmons was derived from Daffy Duck ...