tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574444945294114193.post4165193370920418934..comments2024-03-01T14:35:13.575+02:00Comments on Rice, beans & pastichio...: FigsCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07147148590536843781noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574444945294114193.post-43145784175254237492008-07-11T02:05:00.000+03:002008-07-11T02:05:00.000+03:00I just have to say-that must have been a very roma...I just have to say-that must have been a very romantic picnic! Yeah, forget the guy and dig the fig! No but really, it does sound like an incredibly romantic picnic> I'm flustered just thinking about it! :)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147148590536843781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574444945294114193.post-40625341783294419712008-07-08T23:20:00.000+03:002008-07-08T23:20:00.000+03:00A boyfriend in the dim deep past who was a chef in...A boyfriend in the dim deep past who was a chef introduced me to fresh figs: on a picnic in a beautiful park, with lovely cheeses and breads and a cold wine. It was wonderful. And I thought: where have you been all my life, figs?Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574444945294114193.post-70298534840044079802008-07-08T11:30:00.000+03:002008-07-08T11:30:00.000+03:00Greek Goddess- (I love your screen name)...you're ...Greek Goddess- (I love your screen name)...you're right! The world is really only a plane ticket away from anything... or anywhere. <BR/><BR/>Hi Maria! These were delicious. Our tree is due to have ripe figs in August as well. Apparently, our neighbor has a tree that blooms earlier in the season as well as the kind that I have that blooms in August. It was great of him to share.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147148590536843781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574444945294114193.post-63771719225315819962008-07-08T11:02:00.000+03:002008-07-08T11:02:00.000+03:00hi cheryl - fresh figs are delicious, but in crete...hi cheryl - fresh figs are delicious, but in crete we don't have them until august - they're not ripe enugh yet - the aubergines should come out later in the month - we planted early (and crete does get an overdose of sunshine anyway)Maria Verivakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10440852486788630957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574444945294114193.post-30201765659679530622008-07-07T11:49:00.000+03:002008-07-07T11:49:00.000+03:00Yum yum yum!If I book a plane ticket tomorrow, I c...Yum yum yum!<BR/><BR/>If I book a plane ticket tomorrow, I could be there in time to bite into a few....<BR/><BR/>:PGeekGoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452113338327303972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574444945294114193.post-18317712308763289342008-07-05T02:23:00.000+03:002008-07-05T02:23:00.000+03:00phivos-yes, they were delicious. Alexandra ate mos...phivos-yes, they were delicious. Alexandra ate most of them. We can't wait to harvest from our own tree.<BR/><BR/>Laurie-Why, thank you! I'm so glad that we have them. The 1st time that I tasted one was the 2nd time that we came to look at the house. I will try them with feta, that's something I've never thought of before. You are so good at blending flavors!<BR/><BR/>Kat-Hey chica! You were so lucky to have them in CA! I'm sure that if I would've known how wonderful they are fresh I probably would've been able to find them in WI. I just didn't know. <BR/><BR/>Lulu-I know, Fig Newton's were my favorite store bought cookie as a child. We didn't know what the hell a fig was but we loved them anyway. And with "figgy pudding"...we were at a loss. We were so midwestern! <BR/>It's so great that you have a fig tree! The birds got most of our cherries and more than half of our apricots! I wish I could keep them away. I will definitely have to try making spoon sweets this year. I wanted to with my walnuts but I was too late. I can't wait to see your post. <BR/>Oh, and the snails...I still can't tell Iza. She would be crushed. :) <BR/>But, wow! What a process. Good luck harvesting those little guys. Can't wait to here about that adventure.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147148590536843781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574444945294114193.post-77938452269906314642008-07-04T07:23:00.000+03:002008-07-04T07:23:00.000+03:00Ah, the Fig Newton's of my childhood! :-)Now that ...Ah, the Fig Newton's of my childhood! :-)<BR/><BR/>Now that I love fresh figs and have a tree that produces them, guess what, the birds get most of them! Crap!!<BR/><BR/>My revenge is to pick them unripe and make them into spoon sweets. I'm <I>trying</I> to get a post up about that, but Maria has me busy trying to catch snails. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574444945294114193.post-87235235739917499432008-07-04T03:05:00.000+03:002008-07-04T03:05:00.000+03:00We bought fresh figs in cartons in CA, and they're...We bought fresh figs in cartons in CA, and they're great off the tree in GR as well.CaliforniaKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604689834411117226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574444945294114193.post-60212666686628506352008-07-04T02:23:00.000+03:002008-07-04T02:23:00.000+03:00Congratulations on discovering figs - one of the b...Congratulations on discovering figs - one of the best summer treats. Try them with a little feta - yummy.Laurie Constantinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662040688336742830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574444945294114193.post-69268908475521439912008-07-03T17:28:00.000+03:002008-07-03T17:28:00.000+03:00I bet they are delicious, especially after a few m...I bet they are delicious, especially after a few more days!Phivos Nicolaideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149376242558001013noreply@blogger.com