On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 22:58:14 -0700, Julian Vrieslander
> wrote:

> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 15:15:35 -0700, Cindy Fuller
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > Central Market (small chain in metro Seattle) has had figs on sale the
> > > last two weeks. Last week the SO made lamb with a fig reduction. Today I
> > > made the fig-almond cake from the NY Times website. It smells heavenly.
> > >
> > Everything sounds divine! Any chance of getting a url or two from
> > you?
>
> Here's the article with the recipe for the cake:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/di...ts-charms.html
>
> Cindy's version came out looking exactly like the photo in the article.
> Since ground almonds are a large fraction of the batter, the texture of
> the cake is a bit grainy. Let's call it "rustic". But it sure tastes
> good. I think it would be great with a blob of fresh whipped cream
> (which we did not have tonight).

"Rustic" is my kind of cake, so no worries.
>
> As for last week's lamb thing, it was an improv ("Recipes? We don't need
> no steenkin' recipes."). Every time I do the balsamic and fig
> concoction, it's different. A quick trip to Google brought up this
> brief description of a version that I posted to rfc about 9 years ago
> (!). That one was made with chicken rather than lamb.
>
> [entering time machine....]
>
> Shallots sauteed in butter and olive oil, removed from pan. Coated
> chicken thighs in seasoned flour, sauted in same pan. Deglazed pan with
> red wine and water. Shallots and chicken back in pan. Added herbs, a
> bit of honey. Covered and cooked until chicken almost done. Reduced
> some balsamic by 50%, added to pan, along with chopped figs. Cooked a
> bit longer. Removed from heat, sprinkled with more fresh herbs, served
> with roasted potatoes and steamed broccoli. Very tasty.

Thank you! I've never cooked with fresh figs, but I liked all the
components so I was interested. In any case, I have a hard time
following recipes exactly - so an outline of how to do it is not a
problem for me.

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