12 fresh figs, purple or green (about 3/4 pound) 1. In a small saucepan, bring the water, vinegar, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and black peppercorns to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer ...

"Fig-flavored balsamic vinegar is pretty common, so I thought, Why not make my own?" says Ernest Miller. It was a great idea: This recipe creates not only that delicious vinegar, but also all the ...

The company boasts that they make you "sexy, skinny and smart." Dreamed up at the Boat Street Café in Seattle, these pickled figs are bathed in a sweet syrup of red wine, cane sugar, balsamic ...

fig preserves with lemon, pickled figs. For party food, Juanita cuts a fig in half and puts cream cheese and a dollop of fig jam on top, or she might mix a touch of mustard with fig jam to make a ...

There's nothing much better than oozey, gooey brie, fresh-baked fougasse and a pickled fig or two. We’ve encased brie in a fig leaf to infuse subtle fruity flavour to this oozy cheese. Its ideal ...

First, you have the crostini (which is actually just grilled bread); then you have the surprising pickled fruit (that ... it just requires boiling some figs in vinegar, crushing pistachios in ...

I was inspired to make these by some pickled figs I once saw for sale in a back-country bakery in Provence. The owner had made them and put a few out to sell. They have a sweet yet tangy flavor ...

Raw vegetables such as fennel or watercress can provide this. So can ground nuts. Contrast soft pickled figs with crisp fennel. All of these ideas apply to desserts as well as sweet-and-savory ...