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 ...

The fig season seems to be hit or miss for Austinites, but the trees I’ve seen lately are heavy with fruit. If you are lucky enough to have one — or want to buy some from the store — here’s a quick ...

Nothing captures summer quite like a jar of homemade fig preserves on the shelf. Making your fig preserves turns a classic favorite into something truly special, letting you savor the rich, natural ...

Figs, with their sweet, soft flesh and intriguing edible seeds, have been a cherished, sometimes even sacred food since biblical times. But nowadays, fig season can fly by unnoticed. Maybe it’s ...

¼ to ½ cup fig jam or preserves, to taste Soft butter or olive oil for spreading on bread 1. Split each roll and layer with mozzarella and prosciutto, or layer ingredients on 4 slices of bread. Spread ...

Even with too much or too little rain, insect infestations and every other kind of threat to our gardens, there are some crops that reward us in abundance. And as wonderful as that is, we can eat ...

Figs are abundant this season, but not all figs are created equally. Some areas of the Coast see and have seen quite a bit of rain while others have been bone dry. Naomi Coleman said she got too ...

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 ...