Three recipes for fig preserves and an old recipe for Tujaque's bread pudding with tart cranberry sauceLast year, J.C. helped his wife make fig preserves from the fruit of the tree in their Slidell ...

Seems like we waited forever for great summer produce, and now it’s abundantly here -- too abundantly, if you’re a fruit-tree owner, overly enthusiastic vegetable gardener or incorrigible farmers ...

Life is, as they say, a bowl of cherries. That’s the optimist’s view, of course, the idea being that there’s nothing better, nothing more appealing, nothing, well, happier than a generous -- and in ...

Fig jams and preserves are easy to make and a great way to use up the summer harvest. (Photo by Ann Maloney, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) I was inspired by Dennis Bickham of Zachary, who shared his ...

It was mid-July and berries were bountiful at the Corvallis farmers market. From gigantic loganberries and big fat Spartan blueberries to elegant little black raspberries and chi chi marionberries. I ...

Making peach preserves is one of the best ways to preserve summer peaches and enjoy the taste of summer fruit all year long. This simple, old-fashioned recipe includes just 3 ingredients: peaches, ...

Rather than use commercial pectin, such as Sure-jel or Certo for making thick preserves and jams, I like to use the old-fashioned methods that use far less sugar. A commercial pectin recipe for this ...

Rosalynn Carter's Cheese Ring and Strawberry Preserves combines cheese, pecans, and strawberry preserves for a sweet, tart, and savory throwback appetizer that is suitable for any occasion. Bring this ...

I am certainly not the first person to derive inspiration from a fig tree. The ancients wrote poetry and sang songs about figs; Buddha attained enlightenment while sitting under a fig tree; and fig ...

Rosa Hernandez, left, and Terreca Lindsay, right, prepare for the holiday season in 2002 with baskets Olalliberry preserves Linn’s Warehouse. Cambrian file photo Many thanks to Nancy Allen for being ...