Figs

[clarine_rahne]

 My neighbors have a couple of giant fig trees and they're letting me pick them while they're on a week long vacation.  There are sooooo many figs! I've been eating them fresh, yum!, making fig smoothies, I'm making 'fig newtons' later today, but there's still more figs!  I looked through the tags, but didn't find much (other than suggestions to

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[briasoleil]

Halve and carmelise them. Serve on salad with some toasted nuts. Yum.

[lorcas_novena]

Oooh, yeah. That'd be lovely.

[clarine_rahne]

This. I've been doing this for dessert! It gives me an excuse to use my little blow torch. lol

[orphe_]

one of the best things i've ever eaten: brussels sprouts fried with grapes, fig puree, walnuts, and mint.

alternatively, you could roll around in them while laughing maniacally. that's what you're supposed to do with fantastical riches, right?

[clarine_rahne]

Hahaha. I like this idea.

[_amyface]

fig jam! so good!
no recipe, but I imagine it can't be that hard.

[bjorker]

That's what I was going to say. A friend of mine has a fig tree in her yard and just canned a bunch of jam. She says it's delicious.

[restingstate]

I've heard of preserving them in a jar with brandy, but haven't attempted it yet. Sounds amazing though. I wish my little fig tree would produce more figs!!

[bestepisodeever]

fig bars! like those lara bar copy cat recipes we've been seeing everywhere...