I’m a sucker for any fancy jam — especially fig jam, which has a way of making everything from basic toast to charcuterie boards feel extra special. So as soon as fresh figs show up at the market, I’m ...

An array of Bonne Maman fruit preserves - Fletcher Huntley/The Takeout If you've ever wondered what type of preserves to buy at the grocery store, you know it can be quite the jam. Bonne Maman, those ...

Flageolet >> To hear or say flageolet makes me happy. Actually it is a small, immature kidney bean. This bean was cultivated in France somewhere in the 1800s. They come in white, blue, yellow, red and ...

Three recipes for fig preserves and an old recipe for Tujaque's bread pudding with tart cranberry sauceLast year, J.C. helped his wife make fig preserves from the fruit of the tree in their Slidell ...

Process the figs until pureed, then add the figs to the bacon and onions. Stir mixture and continue to cook for five minutes and comes to a simmer. Transfer to a bowl and let cool. Place 4 hamburger ...