For 10 years, we have been a proud sponsor of Chef Joanne Weir, starting first by supporting her television show “Joanne Weir’s Cooking Class” in 2006 and now as a supporter of her food travel television show, Plates & Places. Weir’s cooking with figs brings people together over good food. In Plates & Places, Weir takes viewers to Morocco, Greece,...

A good cheese plate has something for everyone. During fresh fig season make Joanne Weir’s warm fresh fig spread recipe. One taste of this fig spread and cheese is a taste of summer. The Right Dried Figs for Cheese Plates Our Orchard Choice and Sun-Maid California Dried Figsare a natural addition to any cheeseboard. And, we typically recommend both our...

How Do You Make a Mug Cake from Scratch You don’t have to bake a big cake or cupcakes in order to satisfy a craving for cake. With a few ingredients you can make microwave cake in a cup. Pull out your favorite microwave-safe coffee cup or mug and we will show you how to make mug cake with Nutella...

Plan a fun fiesta at home with dried fig recipe ideas to pull together a Cinco de Mayo menu. We’ve got tacos, cocktail drinks, and desserts full of our Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid California Dried Figs Fig Mole Mushroom Tacos Keep your Cinco de Mayo meatless or add these naturally vegan tacos to your buffet. Mission dried figs cook down...

Red wine boosts the fruit flavors of apples and figs, without making them boozy. You’ll love these baked apple halves—whip some cream or scoop ice cream onto the hot fruit. Baked apples in the autumn are a classic dessert, but why wait? Stovetop First Roasted fruit can easily become colorless and mushy or burned and crunchy without a correct method....

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...

FigamajigsBlue Ribbon California Figamajigs are extruded fig pieces made from California Dried Figs. Other ingredients such as fruit fiber solids, dextrose, corn­starch, vegetable oil and/or glycerin (optional) can be added. The finished product is coated with either rice flour or dextrose to keep it free flowing. Color and flavor can be added, resulting in the final product available as either...

Custom-made by Valley Fig Growers, Blue Ribbon Fig Paste is specially blended to order. Fig paste can be used to add zest to baked goods, sauces and more....

It’s time to get creative cooking with figs. Fig concentrate can be used in a variety of recipes including cookies, sauces, fillings, cereals and breads....

The Perfect Summer Snack for On-the-Go: Easy Zucchini Bread with Figs Who doesn’t love quick bread? Typically made in one bowl and baked in a loaf pan, quick breads are an easy antidote for road trip or summer vacation snacks and gifts for new neighbors. When it comes to quick breads, we love baking classics—banana bread and walnut quickbread—with our...

This is one of the girl and the fig menu signature desserts: Thyme Fig Crisp. It’s a fig bar dressed up and perfect for large parties. Here’s how to make it. Figs Two Ways Because fig season is so limited the Sonoma restaurant plans ahead and make the filling of fig jam with dried figs, but when they are in...

A warm chocolate cake recipe might be a bit of a retro dessert, but we can’t think of a better sweet ending to a meal than one that seems a bit magical. Nutty Figgy Lava Cakes Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice Mission Figs are our pick here for their jammy earthy sweetness. If you prefer a pop of contrast in color...