Figgy goodness
 

Central Market (small chain in metro Seattle) has had figs on sale the
last two weeks. Last week the SO made lamb with a fig reduction. Today I
made the fig-almond cake from the NY Times website. It smells heavenly.

Cindy

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Figgy goodness
 

On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 15:15:35 -0700, Cindy Fuller
> wrote:

> Central Market (small chain in metro Seattle) has had figs on sale the
> last two weeks. Last week the SO made lamb with a fig reduction. Today I
> made the fig-almond cake from the NY Times website. It smells heavenly.
>
Everything sounds divine! Any chance of getting a url or two from
you?


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Figgy goodness
 

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 15:15:35 -0700, Cindy Fuller
> > wrote:
>
> > Central Market (small chain in metro Seattle) has had figs on sale the
> > last two weeks. Last week the SO made lamb with a fig reduction. Today I
> > made the fig-almond cake from the NY Times website. It smells heavenly.
> >
> Everything sounds divine! Any chance of getting a url or two from
> you?

Here's the article with the recipe for the cake:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/di...-its-charms.ht
ml

Cindy's version came out looking exactly like the photo in the article.
Since ground almonds are a large fraction of the batter, the texture of
the cake is a bit grainy. Let's call it "rustic". But it sure tastes
good. I think it would be great with a blob of fresh whipped cream
(which we did not have tonight).

As for last week's lamb thing, it was an improv ("Recipes? We don't need
no steenkin' recipes."). Every time I do the balsamic and fig
concoction, it's different. A quick trip to Google brought up this
brief description of a version that I posted to rfc about 9 years ago
(!). That one was made with chicken rather than lamb.

[entering time machine....]

Shallots sauteed in butter and olive oil, removed from pan. Coated
chicken thighs in seasoned flour, sauted in same pan. Deglazed pan with
red wine and water. Shallots and chicken back in pan. Added herbs, a
bit of honey. Covered and cooked until chicken almost done. Reduced
some balsamic by 50%, added to pan, along with chopped figs. Cooked a
bit longer. Removed from heat, sprinkled with more fresh herbs, served
with roasted potatoes and steamed broccoli. Very tasty.

--
Julian Vrieslander

Figgy goodness
 

On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 22:58:14 -0700, Julian Vrieslander
> wrote:

> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 15:15:35 -0700, Cindy Fuller
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > Central Market (small chain in metro Seattle) has had figs on sale the
> > > last two weeks. Last week the SO made lamb with a fig reduction. Today I
> > > made the fig-almond cake from the NY Times website. It smells heavenly.
> > >
> > Everything sounds divine! Any chance of getting a url or two from
> > you?
>
> Here's the article with the recipe for the cake:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/di...ts-charms.html
>
> Cindy's version came out looking exactly like the photo in the article.
> Since ground almonds are a large fraction of the batter, the texture of
> the cake is a bit grainy. Let's call it "rustic". But it sure tastes
> good. I think it would be great with a blob of fresh whipped cream
> (which we did not have tonight).

"Rustic" is my kind of cake, so no worries.
>
> As for last week's lamb thing, it was an improv ("Recipes? We don't need
> no steenkin' recipes."). Every time I do the balsamic and fig
> concoction, it's different. A quick trip to Google brought up this
> brief description of a version that I posted to rfc about 9 years ago
> (!). That one was made with chicken rather than lamb.
>
> [entering time machine....]
>
> Shallots sauteed in butter and olive oil, removed from pan. Coated
> chicken thighs in seasoned flour, sauted in same pan. Deglazed pan with
> red wine and water. Shallots and chicken back in pan. Added herbs, a
> bit of honey. Covered and cooked until chicken almost done. Reduced
> some balsamic by 50%, added to pan, along with chopped figs. Cooked a
> bit longer. Removed from heat, sprinkled with more fresh herbs, served
> with roasted potatoes and steamed broccoli. Very tasty.

Thank you! I've never cooked with fresh figs, but I liked all the
components so I was interested. In any case, I have a hard time
following recipes exactly - so an outline of how to do it is not a
problem for me.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Figgy goodness (stuffed and roasted)
 

Tonight Cindy is making feijoada for dinner. While the stew is cooking,
I created an appetizer with a few of our remaining figs. I made partial
lengthwise cuts and stuffed them with feta cheese. Then I drizzled them
with EVOO and roasted them on the gas BBQ. At the table, we added a
splash of balsamic vinegar.

I've seen this prep done with bacon wrapped around the figs. How can you
go wrong with bacon? But we used up our last strips in the feijoada.

--
Julian Vrieslander

Figgy goodness (stuffed and roasted)
 

Julian Vrieslander wrote:
> But we used up our last strips in the feijoada.
>
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