For the past five years, I’ve spent my late-summer birthday making plum jam. Parties are fun. Cake is good. But all I want is the quiet pleasure of standing over the stove, stirring and staring as the ...

These mini plum tarts look impressive enough for the ’gram (or your in-laws), but are absurdly simple to make, and parchment lining ensures easy cleanup. Besides the fresh plums and frozen pastry, we ...