Fig Heaven: 70 Recipes for the World's Most Luscious Fruit

This book is great I just wish there were pictures showing the amazing dishes

I'll bet this author does not own a fig tree.....If you are just buying some figs at the grocery store once in a while, this book will be adequate for you. But then, you could do an internet search and come up with at least the same amount of recipes--probably more actually...Then, when you consider the author includes loads of recipes for dried figs (really a different fruit entirely), then this book's value decreases even more.If you have a fig tree or two, or three, like we do, you will probably be disappointed with the 70 recipes in this book, especially if you have been collecting fresh fig recipes for while and are looking for something refreshing, new and exciting. These are fairly average recipes, and 70 recipes is really not that many. I was hoping for inspiration and helpful tips and facts; I did not find any of that in this cook book.The pictures are pretty, though. I'm sorry I spent money on this book. I should have borrowed it from the library first, then I would have known. But I got carried away and excited by all the baby figs on our trees. Anticipation did me in...And, the price of a new book is quite steep for a small book with only 70 recipes. You might want to take a look at the used books, as they are going quite cheaply. You might also want to consider why there are so many used copies available for such a low price.....And, yes, I'm seeing all these other reviews and a lot of five-star ratings. I am an experienced cook, with three fig trees, so I just can't get excited by this book. And, yes, I will go out on a limb and give this book an average, three-star rating!

Have a fig tree three years old now and it has grown so quickly. This year I made peach fig preserves (similar to the strawberry jello one) and it was more than wonderful. Never knew that figs could be used in so many ways. The Fig Heaven book helped to open my eyes to see that the old fig tree is on its way back. You open any new magazine with recipes and you will find a fig recipe in there . Trying a fig cake this afternoon and cant wait to see how my friends like it at a tea party.

After buying a house with a large fig tree in the winter, my wife and I were astounded to see the size of the crop that appeared come the summer. So what do you do after you've begged all of your friends to come over and take bags of figs home, made fig-strawberry jam, eaten figs with cheese until you can't any more, and still have piles on the tree and higher piles on the ground? You run out and buy the Fig Heaven cookbook of course! With 70 excellent recipes, you will surely find many an excellent idea, from fig pinenut pasta to fig,green tomato, purple onion salad. Of course, you will still have enough figs so that your friends can take home all they want, but you will also fill your summer table with delectable dishes!

This focused book provides clear, easy-to-follow recipes that really show off the wonderful flavor of figs. There's a variety of recipes - appetizers, salads, savory entrees, sweet desserts. Everything we've tried so far has been great! There is also an interesting introduction about the history, botany and cultivation of figs and a list of the many varieties. If, like me you love figs, I strongly recommend this book. We recently purchased a second copy for a friend who has a fig tree and never knew how to use all the fruit. Now she does!

Marie Simmons has created a beautiful homage to the lowly FIG, and takes us to heaven with 70 creative lovesongs of recipes using the fig. From homemade fig newtons to figs in rice and with quinoa, who knew there was so much to do with the fig? Because we are blessed with 2 figs in our backyard, the book provided instructions for a new passion: cooking with figs! Heavenly, indeed!

This is a luscious book. We moved to a new home and there's a fig tree in my backyard. I've never eaten fig outside of a newton, but I like newtons, so I "fig"ured I should learn about Figs! Besides lots of amazing recipes (like grilling figs!) there's lots of fig information, background, history, etc. that makes me really glad I've got a fig tree and even gladder I found this book. As of this writing, my first fig crop has yet to ripen....oh do hurry, I can't wait to put this book to work!

Purchased this for a dear friend of mine who adores figs. In fact, when we go for our daily walks, she liberates them from neighborhood trees and eats them as we walk. The book made a very nice gift, the pictures are beautiful, and the pages are not thin but rather there is a nice, luxe feel in your hand. She was truly pleased with my gift and I was happy to give this beautiful book to my fig-loving/liberating friend.

Returning from our holidays, I found our fig tree (which had formerly yielded about 5 figs per year) carrying more than 12 pounds ripe fruit. The fig is not a common fruit in Germany, rarely grown here and expensive to buy. So German cook books and also the internet did not provide me with adequate information how to deal with this overabundance - and I was expecting the second harvest, too! Browsing Amazon's website I discovered Marie Simmons's book and ordered it immediately.First, Simmons offers lots of interesting information about the fig in general and its "history". The recipes are from the categories "Appetizers", "Sandwiches, Breads, and Salads", "Main Courses and Side Dishes", "Sweets", and "Preserving Fresh Figs". The dishes consist mostly of everyday ingredients which you can get in any supermarket. It is amazing how delicious their combination with the figs turns out. The procedure of preparing the dishes is well described, so less experienced cooks will have no difficulties in following the rather detailed instructions. And the tastes of the dishes cover such a wide range that offering at least two fig dishes per week to my family has not bored them yet.The index is well made, displaying not only the names of the dishes, but also the ingredients, so you can easily find out in which recipes prosciutto or your favorite cheese is used.There is also a list of fig sources - in the U.S., of course - and the addresses of two gardening websites which deal with figs. I also like the personal episodes about figs included in the book.I can only recommend this book, it offered me all the help I needed, and the layout including several pages with colored photographs of some of the dishes is attractive. The only fact I might critize was that there are only two fig jam recipes. I could have done with a few more.P.S.: Please excuse my faulty foreigner's English.

Arrived in a timely fashion, product was as described and in great shape.Thank you

A little disappointing, not enough illustrations for me. However a good range of recipies mains, starters and snacks. Delivery was very slow, arrived 4 days after due date even though I emailed to request the quickest possible dispatch as this was a present.

Many thanks