figs.

figs! figs! figs! 

gorgeous beauty figs!

tis' the season

i want to share with you

whats happening in my kitchen!

i was inspired by tara at silver lake farms

for picking a couple of brown turkey figs

for me yesterday during my visit to her farm

(for my monthly farmer spotlight post*)

i realized that i need to share FIGS on the blog!

*when gathering figs*

i am a BIG supporter of tasting food

before you buy it, using your voice,

asking the farmer or seller

if you can try a sample..

most of the time it's yes &

sometimes it's a no because

they have such a small crop

you have to have some market smarts too!

if you see a huge line that might

be a good sign or ask those shoppers

who look like they know what they are doing

who has the best figs? of course

you can ask me if you are in LA!

you want to make sure they are both firm & ripe

unless you are ok with them oozing ripeness

to use as a homemade mashed up

jam on toast or proscuitto

you do not need to put them in the fridge

unless it's really hot//you want to keep them

in a cool dry spot, separated on a plate

the pictures above show what i have been

creating with figs in the last few weeks

i decorated this flourless chocolate cake for a birthday

cake/potluck/garden party celebrating my sweet friend jill!

i cut them onto the morning wood board love

here is the deal: my kids are not eating the figs...yet.

BUT they are seeing the figs on the wood board and 

over here in my kitchen that is the first step.

i love exposing them to the beauty of the foods

they love & foods they might not love yet

as their palette is forever changing

the conversation about food, the memories

with food, the images, smell & feel continue forever

i put the figs there first because i love them

& there needs to be room for what YOU love

(this is such a vital ingredient to their love of food,

you loving food & showing them how)

if you put the fig or whatever food you love out

on the table, there is a better chance

of them eating it, asking about it, seeing it

than if you never put it out at all

(this is a whole book in itself!)

expose them to what you love

give them your love for beauty

this is the beginning to their story

the next image is of the cornmeal or gf pizzas!

you can adorn these beauties with everything..

there is something with the warm dairy

and the figs that makes me want to SING!

*other ideas*

using figs in...salads, fancy waters &

a sweet fluffy clafoutis

i am looking back in the archives

and i can't believe i have not posted

a clafoutis recipe! that will come soon!

i hope this inspires some FIG love in you!

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and so much morexxxx