When buying the turkey for this salad, ask the deli to slice it into a 1/2-inch thick slab so that you can easily cut it into 1/2-inch pieces....

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A stuffed mushroom recipe is an appetizer with roots in the 1980s. Whoever thought that filled mushrooms with cheese and spinach really knew what they were doing. Golden Figs bring a tangy, delicately nutty and sweet taste, whereas Mission Figs bring more of a familiar fruity fig flavor. Both kinds work beautifully with the mushrooms, though we are partial to...

Easy appetizers start with bacon wrapped figs. Figs wrapped in bacon with goat cheese have it all—sweet-savory-tangy-spicy. We’ve got a few tips including goat cheese dip to take this classic appetizer over the top. Bacon Prep There are many ways to prepare bacon. The one we turn to here is to cook it is one of the easiest too and...

Let’s talk for a moment about our favorite ways to say sayonara to the year that was and to welcome the New Year. Something bubbly is always a good idea and this year instead of focusing on a lavish sit-down dinner, we are all about delightful bites and planning out a charcuterie board menu, brimming with different cheeses too. A...

Our new favorite appetizer also happens to be one of those that’s ready in less than 20 minutes. You can’t miss anytime you serve fig appetizers with bacon at a party, but we are totally biased here on this particular recipe for bacon wrapped figs with cream cheese tartlets. Nueske’s uncured wild cherrywood smoked bacon crumbled with our Orchard Choice...

Figs on pizza isn’t exactly a new thing in pizzerias, but perhaps, a modern classic. In the hands of pizzamaker, award-winning cookbook author, and culinary instructor, Peter Reinhart, fig pizza takes a whole new turn with his Four-Cheese Balsamic Fig Tart Flambe. The pizza was selected as a finalist in the California Milk Advisory Board’s 2023 Pizza Contest, held in...

Cooking during the weeknights requires a certain kind of finesse. Sheet pan chicken thighs and potatoes work with you. Using one pan, chicken thighs and potatoes roast with fennel and figs for a hearty dinner that serves four. Cook Smart To start, you’ll crank up the oven to high heat—this will help the veggies roast and potatoes get that golden...

A devils on horseback recipe is one of those appetizers that’s incredibly easy and once served, gone without minutes. Most of the time a devil on horseback recipe involves dates but we think you will love the swap of figs. Devil in a Horseback Recipe: Retro Appetizer with a Twist This retro appetizer gives an intense performance at cocktail hour:...

The earthy jammy sweetness of mission figs is the perfect partner to tart and sweet pomegranates. They combine in a fig and pomegranate jam that is great on toast and so much more. Fig Flavor Orchard Choice and Sun-Maid California Dried Mission Figs are our pick for this tangy jam, but you could also try our Golden Figs for a...

Pizzerias, Go Gourmet with Pizza with Figs Photo by Alonya LoweSome pizzas are classics: the Margherita with fresh disks of mozzarella and basil. We would like to suggest that a pizza with figs is an instant classic—and even have a pizza with fig recipe (or a few) to show you the versatility of this fruit on a crust. You only...

When it comes to lavash bread ideas there’s a lot to love! We’ve pulled together our favorite lavash bread recipes with our figs including lavash bread crackers and a simple dessert you’ll want S’MORE of. Our Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice Mission and Golden Dried Figs show their versatility when paired with lavash. You can crisp the lavash for a crunchy...