August 2010

Dried Figs Dressed With Goma (Sesame) Dressing

Before I share today’s fig dish with you, I get to announce the winner of the Fresh Fig Giveaway! The lucky winner of a box of fresh California figs, as chosen by Random.org, is comment #216! Comment #216 was left by Jill:

Have you entered for the chance to win a box of fresh California figs yet? There’s still time! Entries will be accepted until 10 pm PST tonight (August 26th, 2010)! See the Fresh California Figs + A Giveaway! post to enter. ================================================ Now that we’ve used figs in a few sweet ways, I’m ready to [...]

Although I love eating fig preserves on crackers with cream cheese, or simply spread on a slice of toasted and buttered bread (especially brioche!), fig preserves also make excellent additions to other dishes. Whether it be using the preserves to make a glaze for a pork roast or adding the preserves to a yogurt parfait, [...]

Today’s fig adventure features Kadota figs—the fig with honey sweet amber colored flesh. I couldn’t resist using some of the figs to make a batch of fig preserves.

We are now in the middle of fig season here in California. I remember eating my first fig when I was about 11 years old at a friends house. Her parents were Iranian immigrants and they had planted a fig tree when they bought their home in Southern California to remind them of home. The [...]

Guess what? The Washoku Warriors group is now one year old and counting and this challenge was our 12th challenge! We continue to add new members from around the globe. It has been a wonderful year and I have thoroughly enjoyed working through the book with fellow Warriors. I find their experiences, writeups, and pictures [...]

You probably thought that my obsession with recipes containing sweetened condensed milk had finally passed. But I’m back today with a sweetened condensed milk sneak attack! Just when you thought the coast was clear! I know, I’m mean like that. I’m sorry. I can’t help myself. I blame it all on my mom’s side of [...]

My girls love olives, and not just because they love popping them onto the tips of their fingers. They think they are candy, and I’m not about to try and change their minds. Olives are a great source of monounsaturated fat, iron, Vitamin E, copper, and dietary fiber. With children returning to school, I thought [...]

Squirrel just started preschool again, and although I love having the time while she’s at school to spend with Bug, preschool also means I have to pack Squirrel a lunch. A few months ago I started thinking about the lunch conundrum. Mornings tend to be hectic in our house. Both of the girls get up [...]

When Josie (Daydreamer Desserts) came over to help me try out knives last week, she brought a treasure with her. We had talked about making some kind of salsa with all of the ingredients that we would be chopping up, so that they wouldn’t go to waste. Josie brought a recipe for us to try, [...]

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August 2010

Dried Figs Dressed With Goma (Sesame) Dressing

Fig, Brie, & Prosciutto Tarts

Mini Fig & White Chocolate Mascarpone Cream Tarts

Fig, Ginger, Star Anise Preserves

Fresh California Figs + A Giveaway!

Washoku Warriors Challenge #12: Celebrating One Year!

(Sort of) Brazilian Sweetened Condensed Milk Strawberry Limeade

Back-to-School Olive Challenge Recipe Roundup

Rice & Olive Salad

Tomato Salsa #95

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