FitSugar reader Figandfork posted an inventive appetizer in our Healthy Recipe group. With just a handful of ingredients and a few easy steps, you can make it too. A healthy, super-quick vegan dip! See the full recipe for this walnut pecan pate at Fig and Fork, then share your own delicious recipes in our Healthy Recipe group. We may feature your post on our homepage! Read more

Since figs are in season, I've been looking for delicious savory ways to use them. They're delectable as an appetizer and scrumptious on a pizza, but did you know that they're also absolutely divine in a sandwich? Give this grilled ham and cheese sandwich a try and you'll realize how amazing fresh figs are. It's a simple recipe with a rewarding result that's elegant enough for entertaining. Pair Read more

FitSugar reader Figandfork posted a fresh Spring salad recipe in our Healthy Recipe group. To our delight, it's gluten-free and vegan-friendly! A perfectly healthy make-ahead dish for Easter — or any Spring occasion! See the full Spring-ready salad recipe at fig and fork, then share your own delicious recipes in our Healthy Recipe group. We may feature your post on our homepage! Read more

When thinking of an appetizer to serve at upcoming holiday parties, skip processed, premade food and serve something fresh and whole instead. We love this idea from FitSugar reader CheesePlease; she posted it in the Snack Attack: Healthy Snack Ideas community group. Think of Grana Padana as Parmigiano Reggiano's high-maintenance cousin. This cheese is less nutty and salty; a much more delicate Read more

I recently hit up a trendy restaurant for brunch, where I found myself feasting on crusty bread topped with macerated raspberries and mascarpone cheese. The dish was chock-full of peak season sweetness, but I couldn't help but think that, at an overpriced $9, it'd be better off made at home. So, with that inspiration in mind, I took to my market and picked up a bounty of end-of-season apricots Read more

Joke all you want, but since they offer so many health benefits, beans really are the magical fruit (or legume, really). If you shy away from them, here are three reasons to start eating beans today. Encourage Weight Loss Thanks to their high fiber and water content, beans are extremely filling; it doesn't take much to feel satisfied. Taking a long time to digest, beans help keep hunger at bay Read more

Cheese is one of those party-ready pantry items that I always have on hand; nothing's easier (or classier) than putting together a last-minute spread for a dinner party with crackers, nuts, and dried fruit. I didn't think anything could improve the old standby of the cheese platter, but I was proven wrong when I came across this elegant arrangement of late-Summer figs and cantaloupe, blue cheese Read more

Could Between the Bread be more spot-on? She's absolutely right; everybody does love sandwiches. Who can resist something like a prosciutto loaf-wich? Everybody likes sandwiches — at least everybody I know. So to serve a crowd, I love to make a loaf-wich. That is, one big sandwich on a loaf of ciabatta or French bread, sliced into individual servings. At a recent family gathering, we made two Read more

After a stretch of warmer weather, a cold spell blew over the East Coast. Instead of feeling bitter about bitter cold temps, I baked one last batch of pumpkin bread, as a last hurrah to say goodbye to Winter. I was also excited to use the boxed organic puréed pumpkin I discovered at my local health food store, made by Fig Food Co., in packaging that's completely BPA-free. I make pumpkin bread Read more