Makes 16 servings "I use the fig preserves because I make my own and have a bountiful supply," says Sara Hamilton. "I imagine that one could also make the cake with something such as apricot preserves ...

Claudia Fowler penned a recent "Human Condition" column for the paper where she mentioned how fig preserves tend to be one of those love 'em or hate 'em kinds of food. She and her husband, Jim, love ...

I stood at the kitchen sink looking out onto the backyard. “Why is Daddy dressed like that?” I asked Momma. It is July and already hot at 7:30 in the morning. Why on earth would he be dressed in long ...

If you happen to have some ripe figs lying around, this is a tasty way to make use of them. I had some leftover figs after ...

Sheri joins Trudy Austin in the kitchen and learns the secrets to a prized fig cake. Sheri Castle joins Trudy Austin in the kitchen and learns the secrets to her prize-winning Ocracoke fig cake. Figs ...

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 ...

The large range of figs called for in this fig cake recipe leaves the decoration and texture of this dense and fudgy chocolate dessert up to you: 4 ounces of figs creates two small rings around the ...

Sugar. Sugar. And more sugar. But, then, what do you expect from the SugarFest, the 21st annual put on by the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen. Bakers brought their best cakes, candy, cookies and ...

Figs, figs and more figs. That’s what Lynette Faul and her husband have been dealing with this month. Their trees have produced a bumper crop that has kept both of them busy picking and putting up the ...