Dates, the fruit of the date palm, are one of nature’s sweetest creations. You may think of them as a dried fruit, which makes sense, because, like dried fruits, they’re wrinkly, chewy and very sweet.

Now that Ramadan has begun, you’re probably seeing more dates on display at the grocery store — particularly plump medjool dates. It’s a great time of year to show a little appreciation to a fruit ...

As the daughter of a mother whose family came to the United States a century ago from Syria, I grew up eating dates. Dates were particularly plentiful during the holidays, when pitted dates were ...