Does anyone have this fig recipe book?

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buonnatale2u

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Posted 1394208582	Reply with quote #1

Just wondering if any of you have this book and if it is worth picking up. Looking for something not basic that is new and interesting and not just a simple book of basic fig recipes that I would already know of. http://www.amazon.com/Fig-Heaven-Recipes-Worlds-Luscious/dp/006053849X/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1394208125&sr=8-6&keywords=Fig+book __________________ Christy 7a/6b NJ bonechickchris on GW Wish List: Italian Purple Beefera-where are you?? :) St. Rita, anything Belleclare, anything of the Salerno region of Italy

bullet08

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Posted 1394208847	Reply with quote #2

i've been looking at that book for awhile. i'm still thinking about it. i like my figs fresh.. not sure if cooking will improve it any more. tho, prosciutto wrapped fig stuffed with gorgonzola cheese and topped with pine nut and drizzled with honey sounds really good.. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

musillid

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Posted 1394209897	Reply with quote #3

Thanks for putting us on to that book. I have been collecting recipes for a while, but wasn't aware it existed. __________________ Dale non compost mentis in Zone 6a

bigbadbill

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Posted 1394210364	Reply with quote #4

Christy, I have that book. It is probably the best book of its kind because it separates the recipes into all the different courses including drinks, breakfast, appetizers, entrees, desserts, sandwiches, pizzas, etc. It gives you good ideas of things you never thought would work with figs. __________________ SE Pa, zone 6b https://www.facebook.com/offthebeatenpathnurseries

buonnatale2u

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Posted 1394213090	Reply with quote #5

Thanks, that is what I was wondering. I did not want to get it if it was just going to tell me only about the usual fig recipes of melon and figs, and figs and goat cheese, etc, the stuff we already know. Knowing it is has stuff in it that you would never think would work with figs is exactly what I am looking for. I will have to pick this up! Now that I posted the book here and others seem interested it, I feel I should get some sort of thank you from the author for advertising! LOL (just kidding!) Ps, Bill, I just got done sending you an email, probably right as your were posting! __________________ Christy 7a/6b NJ bonechickchris on GW Wish List: Italian Purple Beefera-where are you?? :) St. Rita, anything Belleclare, anything of the Salerno region of Italy

DesertDance

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Posted 1394218860	Reply with quote #6

Just got a used one! Thanks for the heads up! Since our trees will all be in-ground, I can see that there will be a need to use them in ways other than fresh! Suzi __________________ Zone 9b, Southern California. "First year they sleep, Second year they creep, Third year they leap!" Wish List: I wish all of you happy fig collecting! My wishes have been fulfilled!

MichaelTucson

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Posted 1394219365	Reply with quote #7

I have this book also. It is pretty good overall. I've only had a few of the recipes though. (And I too prefer to eat figs fresh and plain). There's another fig cookbook that I think is pretty good too, called Under the Fig Leaf, by Sherri Lee. I've got a few others that I don't particularly recommend, so I won't mention the names here. But those two are good. Mike __________________ Pauca sed matura.

newnandawg

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Posted 1394220813	Reply with quote #8

I do and it's a good one!

TONYSAC

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Posted 1394221155	Reply with quote #9

Maybe this would help. http://www.harpercollins.com/browseinside/index.aspx?isbn13=9780060538491 __________________ Anthony Garden city park, Long Island NY 11040 Zone 7b : 5 to 10 (F) (Nassau) FIGS4FUN1@aol.com Im here to help Crazy80z28 on Ebay Wish list... Hmmm more room.

snaglpus

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Posted 1394222767	Reply with quote #10

I have that book. It's pretty good. There is something that might help you especially if your figs are very juicy. Some figs do not cook well. Your figs might be super sweet and ripe. But some will fall apart when cooked. For example, those brown turkey figs with the hollow center...they hold up very well on the grill or cooked in general. The same is true with Black Jack, Black Mission and Celeste. But if you try to grill Atreano or another soft skinned juciy fig, it will just fall apart and make a mess. I cook alot and my wife loves it! Before I grill or cook my figs, I dehydrate them for a few hours on 130 degrees. It makes them hold up better when stuffed and wrapped with bacon. Caprified figs have a thicker skin and are drop dead amazing with grilled--especially Panachee and Zidi. I truly love Zidi figs! __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

greenfig

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Posted 1394224979	Reply with quote #11

Dennis, How do you get the caprified Zidi in NC? __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

snaglpus

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Posted 1394225085	Reply with quote #12

You go to California and you bring some back! __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

buonnatale2u

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Posted 1394228554	Reply with quote #13

Thanks for the preview link! I am going to get this now. Thanks for everyone's input! Cannot get any better reviews than from you guys, I am going to check out the other book too that Mike recommended. __________________ Christy 7a/6b NJ bonechickchris on GW Wish List: Italian Purple Beefera-where are you?? :) St. Rita, anything Belleclare, anything of the Salerno region of Italy

buonnatale2u

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Posted 1394229520	Reply with quote #14

PS, after reading a page in the preview, the author mentions how you can add to the flavor of other foods by wrapping it in a fig leaf, then cook, broil, grill, etc. to enhance the food with fig leaf flavor. And if that was not far enough, she said you can choose to eat it! Not saying that this would not taste good because I have never tasted anything wrapped and cooked in a fig leaf before, but if it is anything like the smell of fig leaves, I do not think I would like a food to have a "hint of cat pee" added to it! LOL! __________________ Christy 7a/6b NJ bonechickchris on GW Wish List: Italian Purple Beefera-where are you?? :) St. Rita, anything Belleclare, anything of the Salerno region of Italy

Optimist

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Posted 1394469890	Reply with quote #15

Thank you Christy for posting the book. I bought the e-version for my iPad on the Internet because it was cheaper than the printed one.

DesertDance

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Posted 1394827892	Reply with quote #16

So last night HUGE power outage. Our whole mountain, and half the city below was dark. No internet. Nothing. So I started to read my new Fig Recipe book. Mine is signed, is yours? Aside from that, she has a list of the flavor profile of certain figs. It's a small list, but she is very descriptive. I'm all into that flavor description stuff. She has many recipes for both dried and fresh figs. Since our mountain is covered with Rosemary, I really liked her simple skewer figs on Rosemary and grill recipe. Once it got too dark, I quit reading. Candlelight just doesn't cut it! Suzi __________________ Zone 9b, Southern California. "First year they sleep, Second year they creep, Third year they leap!" Wish List: I wish all of you happy fig collecting! My wishes have been fulfilled!

HarveyC

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Posted 1394857766	Reply with quote #17

I ordered my book the same time as you but mine hasn't arrived yet. I'm looking forward to it and am thinking I should invite her to my farm this summer. Would be interesting to hear her thoughts. I ordered the other book mentioned by Mike as well. Suzie, no more power outages for me. Along with our new solar system last November/December, we have an automatic back-up generator. Power outages are now limited to about 10 seconds. With 20 Kw, I'm able to power pretty much everything, including my 8x12 walk-in cooler, well pump, etc. I don't have my orchard sprinkler pump hooked up but could if it was really necessary. __________________ Harvey - Correia Farms Isleton, CA (Sacramento County) USDA zone 9b, Sunset zone 14 http://www.figaholics.com https://www.facebook.com/Figaholics

elin

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Posted 1394876156	Reply with quote #18

I think ill buy this for my wife as my hands are full growing the figs except my job of course ... __________________ Eli ,Israel ,Zone 10? Too humid and hot, yada yada yada https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1298814119 Growing: Sbayi, Hmadi, Black Portugal, Black Brazil,Excell, Flanders, Hmari , RDB, Niagra Black,Natalina, CDDN,Maya, Preto Torres, Preto Arge

Aaron4USA

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Posted 1395027757	Reply with quote #19

Eli, what types of figs do you have out there? I hear there are many great varieties in homeland? I also loved eating Dates from Israel when I was in Cyprus, they were almost 4 inches , freshly frozen... so delicious....

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