If it’s early June, the end of August, or early September, drop everything, it’s fig season! Run, don’t walk, to your nearest farmer's market or grocery store to grab some of these deliciously strange ...

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 ...

Alchemists have tried for centuries to transform base metals into gold -- unsuccessfully, at least as far as we know. But it’s a lovely concept: Take the common and uninspiring -- lead, copper, prunes ...

It’s become tradition at my house to make new traditions, especially during Rosh Hashana, which begins today at sundown. Unlike the holiday meal for Passover, with its ingredient restrictions, the ...

I wait impatiently all summer for mid-August to arrive for one reason: fresh figs. Sometimes purple, sometimes chartreuse or yellow, the fruit is in season for just a few weeks. Before we know it, ...

This stuffed pork loin looks and sounds so darn fancy, but it's a dream to prepare. The herb mixture and apricot-fig stuffing add a sweet and savory flavor to the pork. Once roasted, the meat is ...

Here's the challenge. Create a daily spa menu with 1,000-1,200 calories. Do not use refined sugar or salt. Use fresh fruit, vegetables, low-fat animal proteins, fish and whole grains. That's how chef ...

Every year around this time, I wait for a text from some good friends who have an old, sprawling fig tree in their backyard: “Figs are ripening! Come pick anytime!” And we do. Figs are utterly unlike ...

Cover a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Set a metal bowl over a pot to create a double boiler. Add enough water to pot to reach just below bottom of bowl without touching and bring to ...

While dried figs are available year-round (as in Newtons), fresh figs are a seasonal treat. Ranging in color from dark purple to bright green, the fruit peaks in late summer, when Patricia Wells picks ...