Plum

This fruit ice is flavored with cinnamon and allspice. It is garnished with slices of peach, nectarine and plum; other seasonal fruit would work, too. Follow with iced espresso.

These plums nicely complement pork or lamb chops. You can slip off the skins before eating if you like.

This tart is a snap to put together, thanks to purchased puff pastry. The square shape is something different for the summer table.

Use the ripest purple-fleshed plums available to intensify the flavor of this pretty summertime treat.

A buttery free-form crust joins forces with a lucious fruit filling to make the perfect seasonal dessert. Just add vanilla frozen yogurt or ice cream.

A fitting way to celebrate the arrival of plum season. Figs, peaches, and hulled strawberries can also be broiled in this manner.

This recipe gives everyone a mini cobbler.

Studies from Northwestern University and the University of Kentucky indicate that fiber-rich bran from oatmeal can actually reduce cholesterol levels in the blood.