Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Spread the pine nuts on a baking sheet and bake for 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. They are done when they are a light golden brown. Remove from oven and cool.

Nutrition: One large fig contains 47 calories. One cup of chopped raw figs has about 170 calories, almost all from natural sugars. Figs are a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin B6, copper, ...

Figs are available now at area Heinen’s stores, but they won’t be around for long. The plush teardrop-shaped fruits, which ripen in late summer and early fall, are perfect in September. Because they ...

In "Outstanding in the Field: A Farm-to-Table Cookbook" author Jim Denevan writes that dried figs can be used in this cake when fresh ones aren't available. Reconstitute dried figs in warm water or ...

Figs are at the end of their June-to-October season. Roasted figs are served with cornish game hens and pomegranate sauce. In cookbooks and magazines, figs have been catching my eye lately. Some have ...

In cookbooks and magazines, figs have been catching my eye lately. Some have been drizzled with honey or oil and roasted. Others are stewed in red wine and served as a dessert. I’ve even seen them ...

When Colin Purrington looked at a sample of dried figs under a microscope recently, he answered a question that had been bugging him for years. Inside the chewy fruits, he found the shriveled remains ...