Ripe figs give me the same deep joy I get when holding a newborn. They feel so soft and fuzzy and have a delicate, sweet scent that smells like nothing else in the world. A few long inhales and ...

Though fresh figs are so utterly compelling raw, there are times you want to dress them up a little. Generally speaking, the less you do the better. One of the best things to do with figs is to pair ...

Cooking Unscripted is exactly what it sounds like: no rules, no rigid measurements, no fussy precision. I’m not a professional chef or baker. I hate measurements with the passion of a thousand burnt ...

Every year around this time, I wait for a text from some good friends who have an old, sprawling fig tree in their backyard: “Figs are ripening! Come pick anytime!” And we do. Figs are utterly unlike ...

I love to dine out, because it provides me with inspiration. I like to guess how a restaurant chef made a dish, then try to re-create it at home. Sometimes it is challenging, and I need to test it ...

Makes 16 servings "I use the fig preserves because I make my own and have a bountiful supply," says Sara Hamilton. "I imagine that one could also make the cake with something such as apricot preserves ...

If you're lucky enough to have a fig tree, you're probably harvesting some of those sweet, fat fruits right now. If you don't have a fig tree, look for them at the farmers market. Cook This: Better ...

Every summer, our vigil would begin in early July. We searched the tall, sprawling tree every day. How could those hard green orbs suddenly burst into soft pear-shaped delights – wildly sweet and fat, ...

On my parents’ property in Clarkston, there used to be an enormous, rambling fig tree. It sprouted up as a “volunteer” (the word my mother uses for things that aren’t planted, but somehow arrive ...