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...

Fig and almond cake is a perfect bake all year long. Crunchy toasty nuts and chewy fruity dried figs make cake interesting for brunch, dessert, holidays. We have a hunch you’ll find a fig almond cake recipe below for your next special occasion. Figs Dried figs bring concentrated sweetness to coffee cake and cake baked with almonds. Toasty almonds pair...

To all of the night owls where sleep is at bay, are midnight snacks part of your routine? Dinner was six hours ago and hunger pangs cue up. Late night snacks can be indulgent like a bowl of ice cream for a late night craving, or, perhaps a healthy late night snack, like a few figs right out of the...

It’s fig pie season. Summer fruits invite a plentitude of fruit pies. Fresh fig season is short, but dried fig season lasts all year long. Where to start and what kind of pie to bake? Find baking tips and a fig pie recipe below primed for your next dessert.  Baking Pie with Figs: Start Here Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice Mission...