Tender muffins with fresh apricots and a crunchy sweet-salty topping.

All-natural licorice. The red tastes like real strawberries, too.

Chocolate-hazelnut squares — the perfect souvenir from Wine Country.

A simple, sublime fresh apricot tart perfect for lazy summer days. By Nigel Slater.

Easy pork cutlets with sweet Bing cherries.A recipe from San Francisco’s gourmet Bi-Rite market.

Braised beef, jalapeno and avocado — not your everyday crepe.

Not your ordinary caterpillar roll. Not when this one is topped with slow-cooked duck breast.

Top SF chefs prepare gourmet noshes.

A tender, sweet caked with the unlikely name of “Blueberry Boy Bait.”

Use up that bag of cranberries in the freezer by baking this fabulous maple pudding cake.

Luscious Sacher torte prepared by culinary students.

The “Roaster of the Year” is — not surprisingly — in Portland.

A plate of pure sunshine: halibut with fennel and a syrupy orange sauce. By Chef Anita Lo.

Grilled mahi mahi with a zesty Thai sauce

A delicious, heart-felt Mother’s Day care package.

A new farmed salmon. What makes this one so different.