We’re right in the middle of persimmon season. At the restaurant, we buy 12 to 15 cases of Fuyu persimmons — a non-astringent, squat variety — from Lightsey Farms in Mexia. We let them ripen outdoors ...

Sourdough and persimmon are what is featured this week in Recipe Swap. Readers have been busy baking, cooking and sharing all of those great recipes for other readers to try, so keep up the good work.

Just the other day I was out wandering around a local supermarket (I spend a lot of time in supermarkets) when I struck pure gold! Well — red gold. There to my wondering eyes appeared a small number ...