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This elegant tart can be made with any fruit, but loquats work particularly well this time of year. For the Crust: Process the flour and butter in a food processor until coarse crumbs form. With the ...

Before I came to Australia I thought loquats were a kind of grasshopper that you see during barmy summer nights whilst sipping Pimm’s and watching the sun go down. It wasn’t until I began asking ...

The woman in the dressing room at Talbots was adamant: Southerners make jelly from loquats. "That's all." At least she knew what I was talking about. Although the lovely, evergreen loquat tree is ...

Instead of apricot, peach or other similar stonefruit jellies and jams, top your toast with this sweet use for loquats. Instructions: Select full-size loquats that are still hard. Wash the loquats and ...

This easy-sipping variation on everyone’s favorite breakfast beverage lets loquats shine in a refreshing way. Instructions: Peel and seed the loquats, then puree the fruit in a blender. Divide the ...

Instructions: While biscuits are baking, whip the heavy cream in a chilled bowl until it is almost stiff. Do not overbeat or it will turn to butter. If you like, add confectioners’ sugar and vanilla ...

Carefully cook loquats in water until slightly soft, being careful not to burn. Dissolve cornstarch in lemon juice and add it and sugar to loquats. Cook until mixture starts to thicken. Add ...

On a recent warm May day, bundles of small sun-kissed-colored fruit droop from a towering tree in Raffy Espiritu's backyard in Milpitas. They soak in the light and ripen in the heat before suddenly ...