While no one says “easy as quince pie,” preparing this tart, aromatic fruit is a labor of love that’s well worth the effort. zi3000 / Getty Images Take one sniff of a ripe quince and you’ll never ...

At first glance — and even, quite frankly, after extended contemplation — there is little to hint that the quince is one of the most delicious of fall’s fruits. It is rough-hewn and blocky in ...

Jim Dixon wrote about food for WW for more than 20 years, but these days most of his time is spent at his olive oil-focused specialty food business Wellspent Market. Jim’s always loved to eat, and he ...

Perhaps you’ve glanced at some of the unusual produce items on the market and just kept walking. After all, why gamble on something you’ve never heard of, much less tried? You probably wouldn’t like ...

Fall in love with this fragrant fruit that turns pink when cooked. nathings / Getty Images A quince fruit looks like a pale yellow, bumpy apple, sometimes covered in soft fuzz. When ripe but uncooked, ...

Question: I have a flowering quince bush. It doesn’t set fruit. My friend gave me some quince fruits. They smell divine. Why doesn’t my flowering quince set fruit? Are flowering quince and quince the ...

The quince plant is a part of the Rosaceae plant family, which we also have to thank for apples, almonds, raspberries, and even pears. While quince and pear are fruits of the same family, there are ...

Cook a dish often enough and it becomes an old friend. That’s even better when it actually does come from an old friend. In cooking, familiarity breeds not contempt but comfort. You know how a recipe ...

At first glance — and even, quite frankly, after extended contemplation — there is little to hint that the quince is one of the most delicious of fall’s fruits. It is rough-hewn and blocky in ...