Semi-dried prunes are good for fast-cooked savoury dishes, almond tarts, rich fruit cakes, muesli and breads. They can also be stuffed, wrapped in bacon and served as a savoury snack, or stuffed ...

Some baked goods call for prunes, for instance. Think prune-stuffed cookies and rolls, and you have the right idea. Finally, ingredients like nuts and chocolate complement them nicely in recipes ...

Pork works particularly well with fruit — for example, pork cutlets served with applesauce, apricot-stuffed roast pork, and sweet and sour pork with pineapple. Prunes — dried plums — also go ...