Believe it or not, it’s rare that someone who develops recipes for a living gets to play with their food. But that’s what I’ve been doing with figs for the last couple weeks. I’m always one to become ...

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 ...

Fresh figs are ones of the treasures to seek out at late summer markets. Here are the ones to look for, and how to cook with them. Andee Gosnell is a San Francisco born, Birmingham-based food ...

This Fig with Goat Cheese Salad is a classic, beautiful, savory, and elegant dish perfect for a light lunch or a late summer salad dinner. Pairing my newly purchased figs with cheese is a given. The ...

It’s easy to make your own ricotta from scratch. It’s ideal for a gentle herb and citrus dip, as the main attraction on a tray of honey-baked figs, or stirred through a plate of spicy spaghetti with ...

Growing up, the only time I ate figs was when my father brought home a package of Fig Newtons, his favorite grocery store cookies. Occasionally, he would come home, look at me wordlessly and crinkle ...

Biting into the honeyed sweetness of a soft, ripe fig makes us eager for more ways to experience its juicy flavor. The plump fruit uplifts many other foods, whether paired with cheese, wrapped in ...

Maeve Rochford, owner of Sugar & Scribe Bakery, demonstrates how to incorporate figs into your diet this summer. Sugar & Scribe Bakery is located on Garnett Avenue in Pacific Beach.

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 ...

Claudia Fowler penned a recent "Human Condition" column for the paper where she mentioned how fig preserves tend to be one of those love 'em or hate 'em kinds of food. She and her husband, Jim, love ...