'Paradise Lost': How The Apple Became The Forbidden Fruit Some 350 years ago, Milton's epic chronicled the Fall of Man, wrought by the red fruit. Except that it might've been a fig or peach or pear.

What's the difference between a fruit and a vegetable? Discerning between a fruit and a vegetable may seem simple: Fruits have seeds and vegetables don't. This works great if you're a botanist, but not so well if you're not. We'll finally tell you which category tomatoes fall into (or maybe we won't).

Turn Your Dessert Upside-Down with These Delicious Upside-Down Cakes (They Go Way Beyond Pineapple!) As we're kicking off the season of fruit cobblers, crumbles and pies, don't forget about the humble, simple dessert that's just as lovely: the upside-down cake.

What's the difference between a fruit and a vegetable? Discerning between a fruit and a vegetable may seem simple: Fruits have seeds and vegetables don't. This works great if you're a botanist, but not so well if you're not. We'll finally tell you which category tomatoes fall into (or maybe we won't).

Turn Your Dessert Upside-Down with These Delicious Upside-Down Cakes (They Go Way Beyond Pineapple!) As we're kicking off the season of fruit cobblers, crumbles and pies, don't forget about the humble, simple dessert that's just as lovely: the upside-down cake.

How to Make DIY Peach-Strawberry Fruit Leather Looking for an easy, healthy after-school snack or healthy lunchbox treat? You need just four ingredients—strawberries, peaches, lemon juice, and honey—to whip up this kid-friendly fruit leather.

So, you’ve apparently been cutting cantaloupe all wrong Confession: Cutting fruit is not my strong suit. Strawberry stem removers scare me. Watermelon juice is out of control messy. I don’t dare go near a pineapple, and don’t even get me started on kiwis. You know what I like? Grapes. Zero effort invo Read more ... lved for presentation. Grapes I can do. I’ve vowed to…

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Why the Tomato Is a Fruit | eHow Botanically speaking, the tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is a fruit. Legally, according to laws passed by the U.S. Congress, it is a vegetable. In the culinary world, it is most often treated as a vegetable because it is served as part of the main Read more ... meal, rather than as dessert. It's an age-old argu…

Seeds of Discontent in Oklahoma: Is the State Vegetable Really a Fruit? Watermelon crops up as wedge issue, with some calling for repeal; it’s a close cousin of the cucumber.