CHILDREN’S RECIPE: Easy Plum Torte with Whipped Cream
Ingredients:
¾ to 1 cup sugar
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup unbleached flour, sifted
1 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt (optional)
2 eggs
24 halves pitted purple plums
Sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon, for topping

Method of Preparation:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream the sugar and butter in a bowl then add the flour, baking powder, salt and eggs and beat well. Spoon the batter into a spring form pan of 8, 9 or 10 inches. Place the plum halves skin side up on top of the batter. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and lemon juice, depending on the sweetness of the fruit. Sprinkle with about 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, depending on how much you like cinnamon. Bake 1 hour, approximately. Remove and cool; refrigerate or freeze if desired. Or cool to lukewarm and serve plain or with whipped cream. Allow to cool slightly and serve topped with Whipped Cream.

FAMILY RECIPE: Sea Scallops with Stone Fruit Jam
Ingredients:
1 cup Red wine
1 Orange, juice and zest
2 tbsp Sugar
Small Piece Minced Ginger
6 each Black Plum/peeled and diced
1 each firm but ripe peach peeled and diced
2 firm but ripe Apricot Peeled and diced
Minced thai basil
Aged Balsamic

Method of Preparation:
Reduce the red wine, sugar, orange juice, & ginger by ½ then add fruit& cook until the moisture is out.  Add basil at the end. Sauté Large Sea Scallops. Plate on top of jam and finish with drizzle of balsamic.