Ingredients and equipment -- Spring -- Rhubarb -- Vanilla roasted rhubarb -- Rhubarb-ginger sorbet -- Straight rhubarb pie -- Rhubarb fool -- Strawberries -- Strawberry pavlova -- Strawberry-lime layer cake -- Strawberry-coconut sorbet -- Roasted strawberry ice cream -- Summer -- Cherries -- Cherry hand pies -- Smoky sweet cherries in port with bittersweet chocolate -- Sour cherry compote -- White chocolate mousse with poached sweet cherries -- Raspberries -- Raspberry and lemon balm shortcake -- Port sabayon with fresh raspberries -- Raspberry custard tart -- Deep dark chocolate cake with raspberry-orange compote -- Blueberries -- Classic lattice blueberry pie -- Blueberry cinnamon crepes -- Blueberry and lemon curd tart -- Poached blueberries with vanilla bean and anise -- Blackberries and marionberries -- Marionberry crostata with whole grain crust -- Pain perdu with assorted berries and grand marnier -- Bittersweet chocolate tart with blackberries and basil -- Vanilla bean cake with glazed blackberries and stone fruits -- Apricots -- Grilled apricots with brown butter maple and maple-tamari glaze -- Apricot and walnut streusel bars -- Poached apricots in sauternes -- Peaches and nectarines -- Peaches and nectarines sautéed with thyme -- Peach mousse -- Roasted peach bread pudding -- Autumn -- Plums -- Simple stewed plums and pluots -- Plum-lavender crisp -- Fromage blanc cheesecake with brown-butter-braised plums -- Apples -- Rosemary apples in crepes with rum caramel sauce -- Brandied apple pie with ginger streusel -- Apple upside-down cake with spelt and rye flours -- Cider-braised apples with warm winter spices -- Pears -- Pear and fig pie -- Burgundy-poached pears with mulled-wine syrup -- Maple and pear panna cotta -- Winter -- Cranberries -- Mom's cranberry-walnut pie -- Apple-cranberry tarte tatin -- Cranberry and bay upside-down cake -- Citrus -- Meyer lemon buttermilk sherbet -- Almond cake with warm citrus and thyme -- Orange and rye madeleines -- Orange, rosemary, and hazelnut brittle -- Dried fruits -- Grandma's dark holiday fruitcake -- Apricot-almond scones.