Fig preserves never met a cheese board they didn’t like. The sweet and oh-so-simple spread pairs well with everything from sharp cheddar to Brie to funky blues, and tastes excellent on sandwiches, too ...

The good thing about this time of year: It’s fig season. The bad thing about this time of year for me: I only ever do one thing with figs — make preserves. Occasionally, I use those preserves to make ...

Figs are abundant this season, but not all figs are created equally. Some areas of the Coast see and have seen quite a bit of rain while others have been bone dry. Naomi Coleman said she got too ...

Do you like fig preserves? I think it is one of those all-or-none kinds of questions. I’m not sure why, but when the topic comes up, I notice there is usually a quick division into two very distinct ...

If it’s July, then it must be fig season. Those who grow fig trees say their trees are overloaded this year. The birds around Lynette Faul’s home like the figs almost as much as she and her husband do ...

The good thing about this time of year: It’s fig season. The bad thing about this time of year for me: I only ever do one thing with figs – make preserves. Occasionally, I use those preserves to make ...