Tomato, Fig, Avocado Salad for a Memorial Day Party

Memorial Day gets short shrift on the culinary front. There is no traditional dish that Americans make for the day, and the rule of thumb seems to be anything goes. In some parts of the country it’s still too chilly for an outdoor barbecue. So with the anything-goes as the operative idea this tomato, fig, […]

Juicy Figs Stuffed in Tomatoes Make a Summer Appetizer

Our figs in California are so abundant and delicious that throughout the summer we dream all ways of using them.  This particular preparation is wonderful as an appetizer to a barbeque party.  The tomatoes I call for are a cultivar called Carmelo, but you can use any tomato which, when cut in half, could be […]

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