Fantastic…figs are so versatile and yummy!

Gosh, it’s that time of the year again, no? Those figs look so beautiful! I’ve been seeing some at Whole Foods. Do you think they would go well with a French triple cream cheese?

mmm- i just made something wonderfully fig but I am going to have to post about it rather sooner than SHF unfortunately because I will be away at the time of September for a couple of weeks and probably no blogging.

Otherwise it would have been the perfect entry - and one I am sure you will get from someone else anyway.

Plus I can’t wait that long to tell everyone about it

good luck hosting!

sam

When I was in Greece I saw fig trees everywhere, but alas it was May and figs were out of season. I am one of the many who has never had a fresh, ripe fig!!!

Wonderful and that tart…look at that beauty!

*raises hand* Yup I’ve never tried a fig! I hope I can find some in my neck of the woods so I can finally have a taste. Great theme!

I will have to think on this one. And since you are hosting I will break down and try to get an entry in!

Oooh! Fantastic theme Ivonne! I tasted fresh figs for the first time in my life on my honeymoon in Spain last year…talk about love at first bite! I was captivated Unfortunately, we don’t grow them fresh here. But I can get some dried so I’ll definitely try to get an entry in!

I love the site, I love the fig tart, I’ve just joined the daring bakers. Life is Sweet.

Ivonne, I can’t wait to check out these links (I loved The Fig Eater), and I had no clue that the fig is a flower! How fascinating - I think that made me like them even more. Gorgeous tart by the way - I have some little ones going up soon.

My favourite fig memory… Picking them fresh from a tree and eating them right away while walking with my hubby in Andalucia, Spain. Earliest fig memory: chewy fig rolls (biscuits) at my maternal Great Grandmothers home.
Yummy yummy figs and a great theme Ivonne!

oooh…so excited about the theme. Fresh figs are very popular in our household. The hubby just brought home 3 trays of them. I really need to look for the ultimate fig dessert!

Thanks for hosting Ivonne! I’m really excited about this theme & have to find something really good!

You’ve been tagged for the Schmooze Award

I may be emailing you about this one Ivonne - I have not yet learned how to tell if a fig is ripe or over ripe, so have not tried anything with them in it - though I did buy one once to eat out of hand. It wasn’t very good - so I suspect I did not get a good, ripe fig.

How beautiful! I love the taste of figs, and figs paired with a buttery pastry would be great.

Cool! I believe your very first post on your food blog was a really nice fig recipe. It is still on my “To Make” list.
Paz

I’ve actually never cooked with figs. Can’t wait to see some of the recipes!

I do not think that I have ever seen a fresh fig before. I will have to look for them the St Lawrence Market this weekend.

hi your food website looks so cute, and all the food pictures look so tantalising. omgoodness. can’t wait to see more recipes!
p.s: i love cooking too, but normally i just bake. ahah.
xoxo.

Congrats on hosting Sugar High Fridays!
I LOVE figs!! - fresh figs, dried figs, any kind of figs. Where I live (Laval, Quebec - one bridge away from Montreal, Quebec) fresh figs are not easily found so I use dried figs for bakng.
I will have to post my recipe before September 12th as I will be in Italy for a couple of weeks (hopefully eating fresh figs).
Great choice Ivonne!

I was never into figs but they are really beautiful….maybe I should give them another go one of these days. Congrats on hosting SHF#35!

I’ve never had a fig of any kind! I do like trying things new, though, so I’ll keep my eyes peeled. Seriously doubt I’ll find the fresh kind in Iowa but maybe I can make use of another sort.

Mmmm, Sugar High Friday
I am home from work today and think I will bake a cake for tonight.

I love figs! Count with me!

My hubby and I love figs. Although we are not lucky here in Michigan with beautiful figs, For you my dear Ivonne I will try to come up with something nice. If I can find some worthy figs. Have a sweet weekend Ivonne, as sweet as your beautiful Tart.

Figs (both fresh and dried) are, in my opinion, one of the most perfect fruits out there - they can be incorporated into both savory AND sweet dishes (or simply enjoyed on their own), and they are PACKED with fiber and other vital nutrients!! Thank you for spotlighting the wonderful fig!! :0)

I hate to contradict you here but the fig is a fruit. The fact that it has seeds in it makes it a fruit in the same way that technically tomatoes and peppers (including some versions of the spice) are fruit.

Not that this should take away from the many wonders of figs as food…

This tart looks delicious. I should try more recipes with figs.

Gosh, Ivonne, that is a wonderful list of books! No doubt I’ll find more than one I’ll want to have!

Wow, That fig tart looks so scrumptious!
I can’t wait to get figgy! Looking forward to your hosting of SHF!

I was secretly hoping that you would choose nominate ‘the fig’ for this SHF, as I have a little recipe I have been waiting to try. Will be in touch

Wonderful! I am so glad that I found this as I bought a tray of figs on Saturday!

I love fresh figs though I can’t stand the dry ones…weird that I am..hehe..this is a great theme. Hmm must think of something figgy now

I just picked some figs off grandma’s tree last night! I just may have to join in on this one : )

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Valle and Amy . . . I think you’re just going to have to come out to Sonoma and try a fig fresh off the tree! There’s nothing like it.

Glad to have found your blog — I’m looking forward to participating in my first SHF!

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I think this new recipe looks good. I have never heard of a fig before but i would love to try one of these. The next time I go to the store I will be sure to beg my parents for a fig. Good day to you sir.

What the hell is a fig I never heard of it before and neither has Lob like come on. Hmmmmmmm ill go find a fig right now and eat it

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