I’m a sucker for any fancy jam — especially fig jam, which has a way of making everything from basic toast to charcuterie boards feel extra special. So as soon as fresh figs show up at the market, I’m ...

Fig jams and preserves are easy to make and a great way to use up the summer harvest. (Photo by Ann Maloney, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) I was inspired by Dennis Bickham of Zachary, who shared his ...

If you aren’t lucky enough to have a yard full of fruit trees and berry bushes, maybe you know someone who does. Often, all it takes is a casual mention in a group that you’d love some figs, quince or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

A ripe fig is a joyous thing. The multitude of tiny seeds in its interior make a jolly crunch when molars grind the tiny gems. Each noisy bit blends with the honeyed notes of the surrounding flesh.

A ripe fig is a joyous thing. The multitude of tiny seeds in its interior make a jolly crunch when molars grind the tiny gems. Each noisy bit blends with the honeyed notes of the surrounding flesh.