california fig glazed ham
Fig Brown Sugar-Glazed Ham with Carrots
This is the best ham I’ve ever eaten. If you always host during the holidays or this is your first holiday meal to make from scratch, you will love how easy this Easter ham recipe is, featuring Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid California Figs. The fig brown sugar glazed ham leftovers are great in hash for breakfast the morning after. We...
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Preserved Lemon Chicken with Almonds and Figs
Preserved Lemon Chicken with Almonds + Figs
This Sephardic-inspired dish is one of our favorite chicken recipes for Passover Seders. With preserved lemon, a hint of sweetness from Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid California Figs, and warm spices of cinnamon and allspice, this dish of chicken with almonds is great the rest of the year too. Serve with quinoa or mashed potatoes to soak up the fragrant sauce....
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green smoothie with avocado and dried figs
Green Smoothie with Avocado & Dried Figs
If you’ve ever craved dessert that won’t wreck your best healthy eating intentions, there’s a good chance this simple green smoothie is for you. This green smoothie with avocado is creamy and simply dreamy with the addition of sweet Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid California Figs. We use golden figs to keep the color nice and perky green, but feel free...
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Spinach, Brie Grilled Cheese with Figs
Spinach, Brie Grilled Cheese with Figs
Who doesn’t love a grilled cheese? Something about this cheese sandwich makes us want to melt. But, have you ever tried a Brie grilled cheese? This is a delightful way to dress up a familiar sandwich and the addition of spinach is a great way to get your greens in. We have a hunch that one taste of this spinach...
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chicken sausage hash with california figs
Sweet & Savory Kale Hash with Figs
Eating well and fast are what this chicken sausage hash recipe is all about. The kale hash dinner combines the naturally sweet goodness of Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid Dried California Figs with skillet browned potatoes, and chicken sausage. RD Katie Webster made the recipe with convenience in mind. Use a package of chicken sausage (we like the spinach feta flavor...
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Natural Products Expo West: Taste the Best Golden Figs & Mission Figs
Traveling to Anaheim for this year’s Natural Products Expo West? Make a plan to visit Valley Fig Growers at booth 687 where we will be sampling our luscious Mission and Golden dried California Figs along with delicious fig spread and cheese pairings. Come taste the best golden figs and mission figs grown in the Central Valley of California, sold under...
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spinach grilled cheese with brie and figs
March 2018 Fig Focus
California Fig, Spinach Grilled Cheese with Brie Have you ever tried a grilled cheese with spinach? It’s an easy way to eat more greens, and when paired with Orchard Choice and Sun-Maid California Figs, they both add extra flavor and fiber. One taste of this grilled cheese with Brie and you may never want to eat grilled cheese any other...
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blondies with california figs
Sweet February Sweepstakes
Cocoa, vanilla extract, and California Figs are a match made in heaven. We like them paired up in California Fig Babka, Fig Swirl Chocolate Buns, Chocolate Brie en Croute, and those little beauties from Rodelle Kitchen above: Cocoa Fig Jam Thumbprint Cookies. On Valentine’s Day, we’re bringing you something sweet indeed! Taste the goodness of California sun in our California...
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Fig Chocolate Brie en Croute
Chocolate Brie en Croute with Dried Figs
At dessert time, some people have a sweet tooth and others go for a cheese plate. This Brie en croute appeals to both sensibilities or make it for a sweet appetizer. You can also add it as an unexpected addition to a cheeseboard. Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid California Mission Dried Figs pair magically in this baked Brie en croute recipe...
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fig chocolate babka
California Fig Chocolate Babka Recipe
Chocolate babka features a ribbon of chocolate and Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid California Figs running through tender bread in a babka recipe that will become a new favorite. Chocolate Babka Recipe Tip Chocolate babka sometimes has one slice of the bread without any filling, but in our book every bite should have filling! Reserve the extra 2 tablespoons of the...
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California Fig Swirl Chocolate Buns
California Fig Swirl Chocolate Buns
The combination of chocolate, Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid California Figs, walnuts and orange zest gives these breakfast buns an unexpected and luscious filling. Top them with an orange glaze and these chocolate buns, once baked, are pretty to look at and full of fruity fig flavor. The dough, akin to brioche dough but easier to make, is a dream to...
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fig swirl chocolate breakfast rolls
February 2018 Fig Focus
California Fig Chocolate Swirl Breakfast Buns The combination of chocolate, Orchard Choice and Sun-Maid California Figs, walnuts and orange zest gives these breakfast rolls an unexpected and luscious filling. Top them off with an orange glaze and they are both pretty to look at and full of fruity fig flavor.   The dough, akin to brioche dough but easier to...
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