tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post6328273637018348801..comments2023-10-05T07:50:23.476-07:00Comments on Everton Terrace: the fig...jeanette from everton terracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02025486213973874174noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-48051387718671582412011-09-06T21:12:19.887-07:002011-09-06T21:12:19.887-07:00i want to try this lettuce from Turkey that Dr. Oz...i want to try this lettuce from Turkey that Dr. Oz talked about. will have to let you know if i find it.pamelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-68090489459513187082011-08-26T03:47:58.966-07:002011-08-26T03:47:58.966-07:00ok, how we're alike AGAIN:
figs. LOVE them.
My...ok, how we're alike AGAIN:<br />figs. LOVE them.<br />My fave way is with goat cheese on them. One of my best memories of figs is when I went on a long weekend trip to Miami Beach with 2 girlfriends. We were staying at (?? i can't remember name? Something Shore????) ANyways, every morning around 10:00 we'd get our space by the pool. And every day i'd order the fresh fruit and nut Cashon&Cohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16817693707277828386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-10712981015199827752011-08-24T06:19:45.350-07:002011-08-24T06:19:45.350-07:00Great post, Jeanette and it did bring to my attent...Great post, Jeanette and it did bring to my attention the fact that I never have had a fresh fig. (Hanging my head in shame) I will try to rectify that today!Carol Schiff Daily Paintinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992811279109092289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-61836992794477822882011-08-23T19:56:10.282-07:002011-08-23T19:56:10.282-07:00Last summer, while in DC, I had fresh figs, right ...Last summer, while in DC, I had fresh figs, right off the tree. It was fantastic. You and I share a love for the fruit!Lisa Lisa Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01861614461865823263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-89343825388913055432011-08-23T17:23:55.593-07:002011-08-23T17:23:55.593-07:00I don't actually like figs, but like your seco...I don't actually like figs, but like your second commenter Sara, I have a fondness for the tree. One of my happiest memories from my late twenties, is standing under a gigantic fig tree that I loved in the backyard of a quaint old rental property with my sister-in-law divulging that I might be pregnant at last - and it turned out I was!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-6135112715837607752011-08-23T14:57:28.219-07:002011-08-23T14:57:28.219-07:00Hm, I have never tasted a fresh fig before. In my ...Hm, I have never tasted a fresh fig before. In my country we get them dried and eat them at christmas but I dont like them like that. Maybe try them fresh?<br />Happy wednesday wishes from Norway :)VildesVerdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529011551147904044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-13398299286303040272011-08-23T13:40:33.164-07:002011-08-23T13:40:33.164-07:00I grew up with a fig tree hanging over into my yar...I grew up with a fig tree hanging over into my yard from the neighbors! Yummmmmm!. She used to make jelly and preserves for us! Mmmmmm. One of my favorites today is goat cheese and fig on something breadlish and toasted! Have not tried much new lately - but now I am craving some figgy toast - gotta go!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219589603854879329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-53846738141728996052011-08-23T12:57:57.652-07:002011-08-23T12:57:57.652-07:00Oh i'm just having some toast with fig jam!!! ...Oh i'm just having some toast with fig jam!!! I LOVE figs! They remind me of my childhood in Mexico. We have a family ranch with loads of fig trees and I used to climb them during season and just overdose on them straight off the tree! (makes me cringe a bit now that I see the prices in Wholefoods in London!)<br /><br /><br />PvdH <br /><br /><a href="http://www.thepvdhjournal.com" rel="The PvdH Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759545260010101486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-88076924919643371012011-08-23T12:32:30.257-07:002011-08-23T12:32:30.257-07:00I like figs a lot and I really enjoyed reading tho...I like figs a lot and I really enjoyed reading those cool facts about them. How interesting that they are a source of fiber. Love this:) Have a wonderful afternoon, my dear. See you later. MuahDiana Mieczanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15261207538442821812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-84135775569133685692011-08-23T10:22:48.639-07:002011-08-23T10:22:48.639-07:00Fresh figs are pretty new to me as well. The clos...Fresh figs are pretty new to me as well. The closest I ever came to figs previously was in a Netwon (which I used to LOVE).Andrew H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01402676558006919662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-21536532451063325242011-08-23T09:36:12.652-07:002011-08-23T09:36:12.652-07:00i love them in salads with goat cheese... YUM!i love them in salads with goat cheese... YUM!Punctuation Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14659854576793753720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-41900092330661563082011-08-23T08:56:51.006-07:002011-08-23T08:56:51.006-07:00Actually I don't think I have tried anything n...Actually I don't think I have tried anything new recently- I'll need to amend this soon- I do love figs though.Ren- Lady Of The Artshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440340751455712080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-85242134062628361432011-08-23T08:37:50.083-07:002011-08-23T08:37:50.083-07:00Preaching to the choir here - can't even tell ...Preaching to the choir here - can't even tell you how much I adore figs - and like you, I adore fig EVERYTHING!! In fact I just got a fig Diptyque candle - lovely!!quintessencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484326999396839391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-47184523130949155922011-08-23T08:29:45.866-07:002011-08-23T08:29:45.866-07:00Dates yes... so fattening! I'm not sure about ...Dates yes... so fattening! I'm not sure about fresh figs, I have eaten a few Fig Newtons!<br />Okay, I shall try fresh figs soon.<br />Re trying new things - as a child I was a very fussy eater. As an adult (30's onwards) I have had the pleasure of discovering numerous wonderful foods, both in taste and nutrition value. Yes, this life is full of such discoveries!KRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320974287324347826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-38309001021613405462011-08-23T06:41:45.834-07:002011-08-23T06:41:45.834-07:00Actually Trader Joe's had their version of the...Actually Trader Joe's had their version of the Nutra Grain bar called "A Fig Walks Into A Bar"...<br />Delicious.Decor To Adorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359245078617786198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-32600821769423164672011-08-23T06:12:07.650-07:002011-08-23T06:12:07.650-07:00I only tried figs a few years ago when we were ren...I only tried figs a few years ago when we were renting a villa in Nice and they had fig trees on the property - yum!lisaroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09201063720578870254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-65455460420696180712011-08-23T04:33:49.416-07:002011-08-23T04:33:49.416-07:00I'm more of a vegetable person than a fruit pe...I'm more of a vegetable person than a fruit person, but I'm coming around. Maybe I taste a fresh fig soon?MJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730950889212368519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-14645848133015624002011-08-23T04:17:18.138-07:002011-08-23T04:17:18.138-07:00The verdict is undecided, on whether I like figs ....The verdict is undecided, on whether I like figs ... but the fig tree I LOVE. I sat under a HUGE, MASSIVE fig tree this summer (in Troy, Turkey - the Romans & Greeks probably ate the figs off that tree :)). Not only was it impressive, the smell was divine. Maybe I will try a fresh fig, now that I have fallen for the tree.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452327552545924020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833675996512755366.post-77620794161864370582011-08-23T04:06:40.929-07:002011-08-23T04:06:40.929-07:00Is it weird at all that I have no idea how figs ta...Is it weird at all that I have no idea how figs taste or smell?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bforbel.com" rel="nofollow"> Belly B </a> :)Belhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00629461696699084535noreply@blogger.com