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Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats with Dried Figs Welcome the New Year with this easy and healthy no-cook breakfast recipe. Stir up old-fashioned oats, chia seeds, and your choice of milk right in a jar. Chill in the refrigerator overnight and the next morning you’ll have thick, creamy delicious oats. Serve warm or cold topped with diced apples, dried figs, walnuts,...

There’s something about eating fresh veggies and fruit that can make you feel vibrant but sometimes you don’t have the time to pull things together. Enter meal prep and two familiar bagged foods: Asiago Kale Salad Kits and our Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid California Dried Figs. We’ve teamed up with Taylor Farms to bring you a few tips for making...

Sun’s out, summer on! Whether you’re hanging out in the backyard or enjoying a cold one while Netflix and chilling, we’ve got your snacks covered. We partnered with our friends at Brewer’s Crackers on a giveaway that checks off what to graze on this summer. Brewer’s Crackers is an Upcycled  cracker company using “spent grain” driven to reducing food waste...

Article and photos by Melanie Flinn, RD If eating healthier is one of your New Year’s resolutions, you’ll have more success if you break it down into smaller, mini-goals. When you set a big goal, it’s hard to know where to start and it’s easy to get discouraged. How much fiber do I need? Getting enough fiber and meal prepping...

We get excited every year when National Grilled Cheese Day arrives and this year, we teamed up with Rumiano Cheese for a cheesy giveaway. We love that both of our California companies are coming together on this collaboration: Rumiano is the oldest family-owned cheese company in California and Valley Fig Growers is a California Fig grower owned cooperative. Plus, YOU...

Panettone with California Dried Figs & Dark Chocolate Panettone, the tall, dramatic Christmas cake-like bread filled with dried fruit and almonds and wrapped in brightly colored packages, can be found in most grocery stores during the holidays. It’s made with a rich, slightly sweet, and eggy yeast dough, so it falls somewhere between a cake and a bread.  Once a...

Autumn Baking with California Dried Figs We’ve got some sweet fig news for you this November and a few healthy Thanksgiving tips to keep you feeling good even during the big feast. Pecan Streusel Fig Cake, with a cup of hot coffee to warm your hands, is the perfect breakfast for crisp Autumn mornings. This pecan coffee cake is loaded...

Fig Barfi Recipe for Diwali October may be the month of pumpkins carved to light up your porch and the promise of candy for trick-or-treaters, but we welcome this month with nature’s candy. Did you know this month celebrates the Indian Festival of Lights known as Diwali? We collaborated with Asha Shivakumar, cookbook author of Masala & Meatballs on a...

What is it about bubbling crust and melted cheese that makes us all weak in the knees? All you need to make curry pizza with figs a meal for weeknights or weekends are a few key ingredients. Making pizza crust from scratch isn’t hard, you just need time. Or, you can make a rustic tart that’s similar to pizza but...

After Labor Day hits, summer will soon be in our rearview mirror. When it comes to eating well but needing food that’s easy to prepare, where do you turn? Our Orchard Choice and Sun-Maid California Dried Figs add flavor and nutrition to any meal. Elizabeth of The Clean Eating Couple whipped up a sheet pan dinner with Mission Fig Mustard...

When it comes to answering the dreaded question: what’s for dinner, sheet pan chicken breast and vegetables will be top of your list. Using a single sheet pan means your meal comes together without much cleaning required. Plus, cooking it all on one sheet pan in the oven will free you up to do other things while dinner comes together....