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 ...

This is my favorite fig preserves recipe. Make it yourself and see how delicious it is! I’ve had fig trees for many years, but the grasshoppers killed them and I have missed them. The gift of 5 pounds ...

Think back for a moment to earlier this year when we all agreed that we would try to accentuate local and seasonal products in this space. That was an easy pledge to make back in January, when ...

If your jar of homemade fig preserves includes a lemon slice, puree that as well as the figs in the initial step. It helps balance the subtle flavor. Makes about 1 quart 1/2 pint (1 cup) fig preserves ...

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 ...

It's also no-cook and no-effort.

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 ...

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 ...