Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Featuring fig jam, dried figs, and fresh figs (for those glorious few weeks when they’re in season), our best fig recipes earn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If it’s early June, the end of August, or early September, drop everything, it’s fig season! Run, don’t walk, to your nearest ...

It’s become tradition at my house to make new traditions, especially during Rosh Hashana, which begins today at sundown. Unlike the holiday meal for Passover, with its ingredient restrictions, the ...

Figs! I know I like them, fresh or dried, but I have not had the occasion to eat them very often. Years ago, fig squares were around more than they are now, and I would pick them up at a bakery once ...

Imagine turning Tax Day into a holiday. That’s what happened with Tu Bishvat, the 15th day of the Jewish month of Shvat, which is Thursday. During the time of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, Tu Bishvat ...

Never mind what the calendar says about the autumn equinox — I go on other seasonal cues to know that summer is over in a week. Mother nature isn’t that mysterious. For example, I just saw my first ...

Editor's note: This recipe originally appeared on UNC Health Care's Health Talk blog. If you’re looking for a healthy after-school snack and your kids love a sweet treat, then this recipe is for you.

I wait impatiently all summer for mid-August to arrive for one reason: fresh figs. Sometimes purple, sometimes chartreuse or yellow, the fruit is in season for just a few weeks. Before we know it, ...