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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Figs are available now at area Heinen’s stores, but they won’t be around for long. The plush teardrop-shaped fruits, which ripen in late summer and early fall, are perfect in September. Because they ...

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 ...