While fresh sweet cherries are great in pies, tarts, cheesecakes and other desserts, they also enliven salads, beverages and sauces.
Cherries can add color, flavor and inviting aromas to otherwise ordinary dishes.
To prove the point, cook up a batch of Spicy Cherry Sauce. Sweet and sour, with a bit of a heat from the crushed red chiles, this sauce shows that cherries blend well with most every seasoning. Serve over baked or grilled chicken, fish or pork, or offer it as a dipping sauce for kebabs or shrimp. To make full use of this versatile fruit, invest in a good cherry pitter.