Like a fancy Fig Newton, honey-and-fig jam fills rye cake layers in this dessert frosted in brown butter icing. (Silvia Razgova/For The Times) Like a fancy Fig Newton, honey and fig jam fills rye cake ...

A great king cake can put a bakery on a map. Maybe the same goes for a restaurant. Smoke & Honey is a fantastic find that ...

Think of cuccidati as a more mature Fig Newton. The classic Sicilian cookies make an appearance around Christmastime, filling flaky dough with a fig or mixed-fruit jam. Enjoyed as is or smeared with ...

Believe it or not, it’s rare that someone who develops recipes for a living gets to play with their food. But that’s what I’ve been doing with figs for the last couple weeks. I’m always one to become ...

1. Soak dried figs for about 10 minutes in warm water, then cut the stems off. Grind together figs, dates and pecans. When grinding, put a few figs, a few dates, and some pecans, alternating until all ...

Preheat the oven to 375° F. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans with cooking spray and line with parchment paper. On the stove, gently heat up the milk and the chai tea leaves together, and reduce by ...

My father recalls the big family affair in helping my Nonna Nina make cuccidati every Christmas. As a young boy in Corleone, Sicily, he was in charge of running back and forth to the local baker, who ...