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Got figs? Make cookies

Quick and easy fresh fig oatmeal bar cookies

Fall fruit is often best when simply prepared

Honey-poached pears spiced with cloves

This Mediterranean combination is summer-meets-fall

Fig-walnut salad has unexpected ingredient

Dry and pulverize tomatoes to store as a spice

Try tomato flakes or powder on popcorn, veggies, salads

Turn these ‘sugar plums’ into sweet dried treats

Bake a batch of California prune bars

Late summer corn stars in savory-sweet dish

Easy corn cakes delicious any time of day

Tell us about your tomatoes

Italian plums featured in a homey cake

Easy dessert is baked in a cast-iron skillet

Roast grapes with herbs for savory or sweet uses

High heat gives grapes a delicious depth of flavor

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Aug. 18

Soil Born hosts Family Night on the Farm

Relish this savory-sweet idea for summer produce

Plum-plum tomato chutney like a chunky ketchup

For a tomato side dish, borrow an idea from summer fruit

Try a savory crisp with yellow tomatoes

Dig In: Garden Checklist for week of Aug. 4

Crazy cobbler is a winner at harvest time

Summer peaches, nectarines featured in this version of Blue Ribbon Cobbler

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of July 28

How a city backyard became an urban farm

This salad celebrates peach season

Arugula, fennel complement summer’s best stone fruit

At the State Fair Farm, education is the key crop

Got tomatoes? Look out for these invaders