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  • In Season: Figs

    September 1st, 2008

    If your only culinary encounters with this fruit occur when it’s squished inside a Newton, you’re missing out on a healthful treat. Tasty whether fresh, dried, poached, baked, or grilled, figs have a higher percentage of calcium by weight than milk (more than double), and an 8-ounce serving of figs provides 30 percent of your daily fiber requirement.

    By Wendy McMillan
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  • Grilled Chicken With Fig Sauce

    September 1st, 2008
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    1 cup onion, diced
    2 teaspoons hot olive oil
    1 tablespoon flour
    1 cup chicken rboth
    1 cup figs, diced
    1/4 cup dry white wine
    2 chicken breasts, grilled or sautéed

    1. In a saucepan, brown diced onion in hot olive oil and sprinkle with  flour. Add chicken broth, diced figs, and dry white wine, and cook on low for 20 minutes or until thick.

    2. Serve over grilled or sautéed chicken sprinkled lightly with salt and pepper.


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