You're planning a dinner and the recipe calls for fresh figs, but you can't find any. What do you do? Don't worry, you've got ...

Dried figs are readily available all year round. Fresh figs have an extremely short shelf life. Thin-skinned and easily bruised, they need careful handling and should be wrapped in tissue for travel.

If you buy figs, keep in mind that fresh figs only stay fresh for about 3 days on the countertop. If you can't eat all of ...