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....

Healthy Doughnuts with California Golden Dried Figs—A Great Back-to-School Breakfast A healthy doughnut? That was our goal for this recipe – 100% whole wheat doughnuts made with our Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid California Figs, applesauce, apple cider and cinnamon. They’re baked, not fried! We use white whole wheat flour, a lighter, milder tasting variety of wheat that delivers all the...

When trying to eat more vegetables, some people opt for salads, but can we suggest making a sheet pan full of this beet burger recipe first? Skip the frozen food aisle, when you see how to make beetroot burgers, you’ll see how easy it is to make your own using ingredients from your pantry and refrigerator. Don’t get us wrong...

Once Labor Day comes and goes, we are all into the school year and finishing up the final days of summer. Easy does it when it comes to dinner. Make mealtimes fun with Atoria’s Family Bakery and Valley Fig Growers. You Could Win Atoria’s Family Bakery care package (2 packs Atoria’s Bakery Naan and 2 packs Atoria’s Bakery Lavash) A...

When the fall approaches, with it come car trips to go apple-picking and perhaps sip on freshly mulled apple cider or indulge in apple cider donuts. We are all for fun traditions, but wondered if there’s a way to bring that orchard experience home for a cozy breakfast and perhaps even make those donuts healthier. A healthy baked donut recipe?...