Featuring fig jam, dried figs, and fresh figs (for those glorious few weeks when they’re in season), our best fig recipes earn rave reviews. Bake up a batch of fig bars or a fig cake recipe, simmer ...

A rich twist on the classic old-fashioned, this cocktail blends bourbon, caramelized fig syrup, and Angostura bitters for a smooth, fruit-forward sip.

If it’s early June, the end of August, or early September, drop everything, it’s fig season! Run, don’t walk, to your nearest farmer's market or grocery store to grab some of these deliciously strange ...

Belgian endive is the perfect Seriously Simple vegetable for cocktail parties. Spoon a small dollop of herbed cream cheese on ...

Alchemists have tried for centuries to transform base metals into gold -- unsuccessfully, at least as far as we know. But it’s a lovely concept: Take the common and uninspiring -- lead, copper, prunes ...

This stuffed pork loin looks and sounds so darn fancy, but it's a dream to prepare. The herb mixture and apricot-fig stuffing add a sweet and savory flavor to the pork. Once roasted, the meat is ...

1. Make the syrup several days ahead. Up to an hour before serving, put spinach into a large bowl, cover with a paper towel and refrigerate. 2. Drop bread a few pieces at a time into a food processor ...

1. Move the racks to the bottom of the oven. Preheat to 425 degrees. 2. Remove neck, gizzards and any other chicken parts from inside the cavity of the chicken. Rinse with cold water inside and out, ...

Rinse the anchovies of any extra salt and then soak them in cool water for about 10 minutes. Carefully fillet them with your thumb and fingers, removing the fins, tails and most of the innards. Don’t ...

What’s in season: Fig season is short, appearing for just a few weeks during the hot summer months. While there are many varieties of figs, the fruit — actually, a fig is an inverted flower — can be ...

Figs — in all shapes, colors and sizes — are ripening all over the South. And what memories these oh-so-delicious fruits bring to mind. As a kid, I would crawl under the canopy of my grandmother’s ...