Feelin' Figgy

Posing as the sun that kissed them and the windmill that watered them, I have chosen a lone Texas Sunflower to stand guard over a bowl of sweet bulbs, shown in the pic. The figs are ripe, tender, Brown Turkey and popular variety here in Bandera County.

Mary Allen Perry, a member of the Southern Living Food Team, says, “The warm honeyed taste of just gathered figs is the sum of summer’s goodness. The names alone are a seductive roll call of Southern sweetness and earthy delight.” Popular with the Romans in an earlier century, the fig is somewhat of a love/hate fruit down here in my neck of the South. As you read between the lines, you'll notice that I am compelled to add "summer's goodness" to my day. I'm feelin' a little figgy, finding myself adding them to my bath using Aveeno's "positively nourishing" Fig & Shea Butter body wash, snacking on them as I scrape golden puree from the bottom of Greek yogurt.

Next, I shall freshen the aroma in my home using mother's delightful yet simple recipe that has her husband hiding leftovers from company so there is more for him to enjoy. Stingy? Nope. Just a delicious cobbler that tastes like more! Try one for yourself. Add some "earthy, summer goodness to your life today. We all need some.

Old Fashioned Fig Cobbler
Preheat oven to 400
2 cups figs-chopped and handful of blueberries
1/2 tsp allspice
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbl cornstarch
lemon juice for tartness
Mix all ingredients together
Cook in oven for 10 min. Stir and return to oven for 10 more min

For topping
1 cup Pioneer Buscuit Mix [San Antonio's own]
2 Tbl melted [real] butter
2 Tbl milk
2 Tbl sugar
Drop by tsp over fig mixture and bake 25 to 30 minutes