Snacks for dinner! Hear us out: sometimes you want a light bite or noshes for happy hour that tide you over as a main meal. We have four ideas for snacking dinners with dried figs to try next time you want finger food to rule. PROSCIUTTO: Snacking Dinners Crispy Prosciutto Fig Crostini with Brown Butter Pistachios Technically, you’ve got all...

Does it ever feel like the summer gets trimmed shorter each year? Autumn awaits and as school starts again, everyone could benefit from back to school meal prep. These ideas are not just reserved for houses with school age children—instead, you’ll find ideas to benefit people who need fresh ideas for dinner, or those who want to spend time doing...

This summer, as you assemble cheeseboards and break out the condiments for sandwiches, fig chutney just might be the spread that will make your meals impressive, interesting and delicious. You love fig jam and we have so many of them for you to choose from, so we have a hunch you may be especially excited to learn more about chutney....

Summer days start in California at 6:30 when the sun is already shining and welcoming the day ahead. Cooking starts lightening up and if we’re being honest, in Fresno, where our figs soak up hot summer days, sometimes the last thing we want to do is turn on the oven — cue chicken with figs. Recipes that are cooling are...

Skip the chocolate eggs and Peeps—make Easter desserts with carrots and California Figs at the center of the sweets. Earthy but naturally sweet carrots are a terrific partner to the subtle honey nature of sweetness in golden figs and the deeper sweetness of mission figs. The Versatility of Carrots and Figs in Easter Dessert We all cherish the classic Easter...

During winter, citrus is at its peak. Orange, lemons, and lime with figs might be the equivalent of basil to tomatoes. Here’s why, including orange recipes with figs or featuring other citrus fruits. Sometimes recipes call for a cook to “season to taste.” Unless, it stipulates a particular ingredient, this is a nod to taste your food and see if...

At the end of a calendar year, trend predictors try to nail down what exactly we will be eating or craving in the year to come. This past week wrapped up the Fancy Food Show, a tradeshow that showcases specialty foods and for many, can be a barometer for whether those initial trends prove out. We are tumbling together all...

Phyllo desserts and appetizers of phyllo cups are shoe-ins for New Year’s Eve parties. This is all for good reason! Frozen sheets of phyllo dough, when defrosted can easily encase savory fillings for noshes to enjoy with cocktails. Discover the magic of using full sheets of phyllo as the crust for full-sized desserts as an alternative to all-butter crusts. Before...

Around Thanksgiving, pumpkin pie and sweet potato pie reign supreme along with pecan pie too. Perhaps this is the year to make a new tradition: bake a fig tart recipe for your next occasion. Make the Fig Tart Crust Rather than roll out an all-butter crust, a tart crust uses pate sucre, meant to be pressed into a tart shell....

 Just like that, it’s mid-October. The holidays are right around the corner and with them, holiday parties, Thanksgiving, cozy gatherings inside, and any reason you might imagine to bring the people you love together. The appetizer for all your upcoming festive moments: Baked Brie with Figs. Save this email for ideas of easy, cheesy nibbles featuring Orchard Choice and Sun-Maid...

Have you been eating your way through the season? Our Orchard Choice premium dried figs come straight from the orchards in Central California where they sun-ripen on the branch until harvest ready. It’s why they don’t taste like other figs. And if you haven’t experienced the joy of apples and figs together, you’re in for a treat. We are trying...

Take a Break with Cake Did you know that right now one of the most searched for recipes online is Fig Almond Cake? We get it. Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice Premium Dried Figs bring a taste of the California orchard to a nutty cake. Almonds and figs are brilliant together, whether you opt for deeply rich fruit flavor in Mission Figs or...