I am certainly not the first person to derive inspiration from a fig tree. The ancients wrote poetry and sang songs about figs; Buddha attained enlightenment while sitting under a fig tree; and fig ...

The good thing about this time of year: It’s fig season. The bad thing about this time of year for me: I only ever do one thing with figs — make preserves. Occasionally, I use those preserves to make ...

1. Preheat oven to 325 F. 2. Sift together dry ingredients. 3. Cream sugar, eggs and oil. Add eggs to creamed mixture one at a time. Add preserves while beating. 4. Stir in buttermilk, flour mixture, ...

This video features a recipe for a Baked Almond Cake with seasonal figs. The cake includes fig jam, mascarpone cream, and plenty of ripe figs on top, balanced with a syrup made from honey and lemon ...

Rachel Yang describes herself as a Korean chef who doesn't cook Korean food. The four restaurants — three in Seattle plus Revelry in Portland — she co-owns with husband Seif Chirchi are not Korean ...

Approximate cost: $13 •32 ounces cream cheese •1/2 pound butter •1 cup sour cream •1 cup fig preserves (if there are whole figs, puree in food processor) •2 cups walnuts Let cream cheese and butter ...

The good thing about this time of year: It's fig season. The bad thing about this time of year for me: I only ever do one thing with figs-make preserves. Occasionally, I use those preserves to make ...

The Ocracoke Fig Cake from Ruth Toth, former owner of Cafe Atlantic restaurant on Ocracoke, won first place at the 2015 Ocracoke Fig Festival. JULI LEONARD [email protected] My husband knew ...

Sugar. Sugar. And more sugar. But, then, what do you expect from the SugarFest, the 21st annual put on by the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen. Bakers brought their best cakes, candy, cookies and ...