Figs are a bit unusual in that they have two seasons per year. With a smaller crop in spring and the main crop in early fall. It's fig season... again. If you're scratching your head, and thinking ...

You can whip up this salad dinner in 5 minutes. I tasted a similar one at a local restaurant and was delighted to find a delicious, filling, light vegetarian supper dish. I decided to re-create it at ...

When neighbors give me fresh figs from their heavy-laden trees, most go straight into my mouth, barely making it into my kitchen for playing with. But this recipe — a bright, nutty, creamy salad that ...

1. To roast figs, preheat the oven to 350°F. Remove stems off end of each fig, then slice fig in half. Roast for approximately 30 minutes or until a bit golden brown. Remove and cool slightly. 2. In ...

Fall has always seemed an especially sweet season for me. When I was a kid I’d get a thrill seeing the neatly lined up boxes of fresh pencils and rows of unmarked notebooks in the stores. Not to ...

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In 1993 Virginia chef Craig Hartman asked his supplier for "baby greens," and was given tiny lettuce that he used in a salad. By coincidence, a restaurant magazine writer was in attendance, and an ...

Fresh, ripe figs are luscious and delicate. Their flavors are varied and nuanced, depending on the type of fig. For instance, small Black Mission figs are dark, sweet and jammy, with tiny seeds that ...

You can whip up this salad dinner in five minutes. I tasted a similar one at a local restaurant and was delighted to find a delicious, filling, light vegetarian supper dish. I decided to re-create it ...

Eating soft, warm figs with cheese is an epicure's way of prolonging summer. Black Mission figs are meaty enough to star in this main-course salad, which comes together quickly and is almost sweet ...