Cranberry red is the Tiffany touch on the Thanksgiving plate. The jewel-like quality of the color adds just the right accent to the dressiest meal of the year. Just about everything else on the plate ...

Sometimes for dessert, we hesitate between two recipes... We feel a bit... half-fig... half-grape... But wait, figs and ...

This fresh-tasting tart is one way Capitol Hill resident Muriel Martin-Wein deals with the overabundance of figs from her tree. Serve with whipped cream that has been flavored with strawberry-flavored ...

Figs can be a sweet and nutritious addition to your breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert, so why not try adding them to your routine while they're in season? From salads and sandwiches to easy pastries ...

This fig and almond tart is gorgeous. The frangipane melts into the almondy crust. Fresh figs burst with flavor. The dough is delicate and somewhat difficult to handle, but well worth the effort. It’s ...

A splash of orange blossom simple syrup gives ripe summer figs a sultry perfume in this elegant dessert. For the Syrup: In a saucepan, combine the sugar and orange blossom water and stir over ...

This fancy-looking tart, spread with fig preserves, is easy to make and a good recipe to keep in mind when the supply of fresh fruit is limited. It starts with a simple, press-in-pan dough made with ...

One day in March of 1968, the cooking teacher Madeleine Kamman was leafing through the Times when she came upon a recipe that she considered rubbish. It was for what the paper’s then food editor, ...

Figs — in all shapes, colors and sizes — are ripening all over the South. And what memories these oh-so-delicious fruits bring to mind. As a kid, I would crawl under the canopy of my grandmother’s ...