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 ...

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 ...

I stood at the kitchen sink looking out onto the backyard. “Why is Daddy dressed like that?” I asked Momma. It is July and already hot at 7:30 in the morning. Why on earth would he be dressed in long ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you happen to have some ripe figs lying around, this is a tasty way to make use of them. I had some leftover figs after ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...