Sure, you’ve never had raw apricots before. But odds are you’ve had dried ones in trail mix or granola before. Here, they add a bit of sweetness to the bars, alongside tart dried cherries. Why should ...

This excerpt has been reprinted with permission from A Change of Appetite: Where Healthy Meets Delicious by Diana Henry and published by Mitchell Beazley, 2014. Purchase this book from our store: A ...

To prepare the apricot cake, start with the fruit. Choose sweet, ripe apricots but with firm flesh. Gently wash them under running water (1). Set aside 5 whole apricots for the final decoration, and ...