Just be sure to store your peaches and nectarines properly so they're fresh when you're ready to use them. Read the original article on Chowhound.

No, wait! — I had my nectarine. So not alone: I had my gift of nectar sweet and fresh and clean. And what a fruit, I have to say, I’ll never find an equal piece. And it was mine! Yes ...

Use a very sharp knife to cut nectarine into ¼-inch slices, working around the stone. Then dice slices into ¼-inch cubes. In a salad bowl, gently toss nectarines, cucumbers, onions, chiles and mint.

This cake is light and moist, a really simple vanilla cake with an adornment of fresh nectarines for a party flourish. Turn it out for afternoon tea with friends. It’s not often that I find ...

Nectarines don’t need peeling, but if you want to peel them for use in a pie, cover the ripe fruit with boiling water, leaves for 15 seconds, then drain and peel. If poaching nectarines, don’t ...