Seasonal Cook on figs. Marie Simmon's latest cook book is called Fig Heaven. Photo of her making chicken stuffed with goat cheese and figs and wrapped in bacon. Event on 8/2/04 in Richmond. Craig Lee ...

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. When hot, brown 2 lamb shanks at a time on all sides. Remove shanks from pan. Pour off fat, but do not wipe out pan ...

This stuffed pork loin looks and sounds so darn fancy, but it's a dream to prepare. The herb mixture and apricot-fig stuffing add a sweet and savory flavor to the pork. Once roasted, the meat is ...

So many luscious words have been written in homage to the fresh fig, with its rich history and symbolic ties to abundance and fertility. But I much prefer figs dried and shriveled, with their sweet ...

When I was growing up in the 1950s we would celebrate every holiday with my grandparents at their home. The routine never changed — it always started with a table full of family favorites. It was ham ...

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, ...