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 ...

This fig bacon jam is a rich, sweet-savory condiment made with crispy bacon, caramelized onions, tender figs, and a touch of tangy apple cider vinegar. It’s easy to make and incredibly versatile, ...

Jam is not terribly difficult to make. Although it’s easy to overthink the process, just keep in mind that jam essentially has one goal: to preserve fruit at the height of its season so that you can ...

Can you stand one more fig recipe? I know I’ve been raving about them for a while now. But trust me, you won’t regret this one. It’s really, really good. Blessed with an abundance of figs thanks to a ...

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 ...

You often see recipes that combine ricotta and fresh figs. This is just an offshoot of that -- a dish of whole-milk ricotta with a large spoonful of fig jam in the center, so you get the smooth, cool, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...