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 ...

If the birds offer any clue, this is a very, very busy time of year. Every seed tumbling from shriveled flower heads must be pecked up (or in the case of sunflowers, directly helped from their tight ...

Tree-ripened figs are delicious, delicate and don’t travel well, so are best enjoyed where they grow. Only we happy people who live in regions where the fig tree grows know the luscious texture and ...

There is a saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” For Rancho Bernardo residents Larry and Michele “Micki” Krupinski, two of their trees had lots and lots of figs, so they made jam. They ...

Ah, I see you’re making a charcuterie board—creating your very own meat-cute. Delicious. But wait, aren’t you forgetting something? It’s jam! Yes, you need jams for charcuterie board greatness. But ...

Charcuterie chips are potato chips topped with classic charcuterie and cheeseboard items. Scarlett Johansson’s fig jam and feta on a chip is one of many easy chip toppings. You can make this app ...

The week between Christmas and New Year’s is a blur of leftovers, late nights and even later mornings (hello house full of teenagers), lots of movies, pajamas all day and lets just be very honest, a ...

A jam would seem an unlikely ingredient to be overlooked. Fig jam has a thick, almost dense consistency and a rich, full sweetness that isn't cloying the way many preserves are. Much of the sweetness ...