Last
Sunday my Grandma came by bearing lots of yummy fruit and vegetables.
Knowing how much I love figs, she brought 3 large containers full. Most
of which were ready for the eating right that second. Some did get
eaten and not wanting the others to go bad, I decided to dry them:
At
one point in my life I had 2 or 3 food dehydrators. I think they were
all given away when we moved from Boston. I just don't dry that much
stuff….now not having one, I was left to use the oven. I did some
research on-line that suggested drying for 8-12 hours in a 120 degree
oven. The lowest our oven (and I think most) go is 170, so I propped
the door open and that seemed to do the trick. They turned out pretty
good. They suggested 'pasteurizing' them by placing them in the freezer
for a few days, which I am currently doing. I think with the dried
figs, I'm going to try a fig & goat cheese pizza this weekend-
sounds delish, no? Also I've got enough in the fridge to try some jam, so I may do that, too. We were also the recipients of this :
That's one monstrous zucchini. I used some last night to make some zucchini bread…meh
not so much. I think I overcooked it. It came out really pale looking,
not like zucchini bread I've had before so I kept cooking and it came
out dry. I'm going to give it another try this weekend, as I've still
got 3/4's of the zucchini left. Have a good weekend! We are going to
the LA Fair, and oh yeah, I've got a few pieces of mail to sort through:
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22 responses to “Figs and Zucchini”
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How does one go about getting that kind of mail???
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oohhhhh ….. I can’t wait to see all the yummy things that come out of that box for the “Nie Nie” fundraiser!!
Have such a fun time at the County Fair. Don’t eat too much cotton candy or too many corn dogs!!
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Mmm fig & goat cheese pizza- so good! FI puts prosciutto & arugala on ours, too. Yum!
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so excited that the benefit is going to be successful!!!
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hope mine made it!
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Wow, that would be just like Christmas! Hope you had fun with it!
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I feel like it’s Christmas.
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HA! I see my box!! Glad it got there okay. Now here’s hoping someone buys what I sent! 😉
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I also have a lot of zuchinis in my garden and I use them only for Ratatouille.
Do you know a fine zuchini recipe (and which I may publish in
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Stunning pictures! I love, love. Let’s print them full size. 🙂
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Mmmm…. figs!!
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I want to sink my teeth into one of those figs right NOW!
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Those figs GORGEOUS! Very impressive…
I’m off to learn if I can donate to Nie Nie’s cause….LikeLike
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if your still in the mood for zucchini bread, try Paula Dean’s recipe. You can’t go wrong!
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I hate to admit this, but I have never eaten a fig. I know. Shame on me! But I don’t live where figs grow wild and the ones at the store always look mis-shapened and very soft. Maybe I’ll wait till I can sink my teeth into a ripe one on a visit to the west coast.
I can’t wait till the benefit sale starts on Etsy.LikeLike
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I have never ever tried fig. Now I want to.
That is one huge zucchini. Oiy.LikeLike
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Those fig images are beautiful~they almost look like crystals:)
I sent off my package for the sale..I hope the sale is a huge success! I’m adding your “Nie-Nie” benefit sale button to my blog if that’s ok 🙂LikeLike
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Lovely and yummy!
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Oh my goodness those look delicious!! I finished up my goodies for the shop! I am going to ship them out via priority today! 😀 I also blogged about the event.
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Hey, you’ve got one more package coming… if that’s ok. We were off the mainland for awhile and couldn’t get the print out in time.
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Okay, I’ll stop complaining about my own mail situation. That zucchini is the scariest I’ve seen! Many loaves of bread from that one, eh?
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how funny. i’ve never heard of fig and goat cheese pizza until this month- they had a recipe in runner’s world (my bathroom read) and now i see it mentioned on your blog-
please post recipe and pictures!!!!LikeLike
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