"I've had a lifelong fear of figs. I blame it on my Swedish grandmother who lovingly baked sweets that she wanted her precious only young grandaughter to try. Among these treats were cookies with fresh fig filling. Though I loved grandma and appreciated her spoiling me endlessly, I couldn't stand the texture of the fig cookies. ...

... Grandma was hurt. Whenever I didn't eat what she made, she was hurt. So I ate them anyways and pretended that I liked them. Yuck. And I haven't touched figs since... until yesterday." (Lori, aka Recipe Girl)

And so what happened when Lori tried a chicken and fig salad? She loved it, of course.

Photo courtesy of Bitchincamero

Other food bloggers are dishing up fresh figs, too.

The Kitchn ~ Fig & Lavendar Goat Cheese Galettes
Elena's Pantry ~ Fig Newtons (gluten-free)
Morsels & Musings ~ Fresh Fig Conserve
Ms Adventures in Italy ~ Fresh Fig Sorbet
Bitchincamero ~ Fennel & Fig Salad
Meditteranean Cooking in Alaska ~ Sausage & Lentils with Spiced Figs, also Crostini with Gorgonzola & Spiced Figs
Two Fat Als ~ Chicken with Fresh Figs & Wine Sauce
Kitchenography ~ Raspberry & Fig Gratin
A Mingling of Tastes ~ Quick Refrigerator Fig Jam

Let's think about Edible Landscaping. Can we grow figs at home?
Life 123 ~ Yes, You Can Grow Figs

BlogHer food editor Alanna Kellogg has fig jam in the cupboard, plans to tuck it into a panini with goat cheese and proscuitto.