Learn to Love Figs


Updated 08/29/11 2:03 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 14 comments

Learn to Love Figs

Eating many colors of the rainbow is easy, but dark purple can be hard to come by. And that is just one reason you should learn to love Black Mission Figs. While dried figs are available all year round, fresh figs are in season June through September, which means you should start seeing them in the grocery store soon and they should be affordable. Four ounces of fresh figs provides about four Read more

10 Fun and Fresh Fig Recipes


Updated 08/26/11 2:04 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Fig Recipes

The worst part about the dog days of Summer is the unrelenting heat; the best, in my opinion, are the incredibly sweet and plump figs. Regardless of what particular variety tickles your fancy (I love Kadota, Calimyrna, and Black Mission) when figs are in season, they're guaranteed to be tender, pleasantly jammy, and unlike other fruits, never aggressively tart. Want to go beyond eating them out Read more