Autumn in Southern Indiana isn’t just about the fall colors (which made an all-too-brief appearance this year) … it’s also about persimmons. Some years the fruits, which range in size from 1 to 2 ...

I’ll admit it — I hadn’t tried a persimmon until this year. When a few showed up in my weekly produce box, I wasn’t entirely sure what to do with them. Were they meant to be eaten raw or cooked? Did I ...

Full-blown autumn deserves a celebration of full-blown autumn flavors, like those from rich and nutty squash pumpkins, sweet juicy apples and earthy Brussels sprouts. For chef Ron Oliver of Chef Ron ...

Persimmons have a bad reputation, and with some justification. As a fruit eaten raw, the persimmon is considered by many to be backwoods fare, and there is a persistent tale that it is or can be ...

OAK RIDGE — “Persimmon” may have been the most Googled term in the Triad Saturday. For some of the hundreds of attendees at the 10th annual Colfax Persimmon Festival, the sweet, orange, tomato-shaped ...