13 figs poached with red wine and Recipes

dry red wine, sugar, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, cinnamon stick (3 inches), lemon peel strip, salt, dried figs, halved, reduced-fat vanilla ice cream or plain greek yogurt, optional

zinfandel or other fruity dry red wine, water, sugar, fresh orange juice, fresh lemon juice, fresh figs, halved (about 3/4 lb), refrigerated pie dough (such as pillsbury ), part-skim ricotta cheese, honey, fresh mint sprigs (optional)

dried figs, port or other sweet red wine, sugar, balsamic vinegar, orange juice, granny smith apples, peeled and sliced (about 1 lb), extravirgin olive oil, divided, salt, freshly ground black pepper, sea scallops, gourmet salad greens, minced fresh chives

dried figs, brandy, red wine, honey, juice and zest of 2 oranges, juice and zest of 2 lemons, cinnamon sticks, vanilla bean split in half, strong black tea

dry red wine, honey, sugar, cinnamon stick, dried calimyrna figs (about 1/4 lb), halved lengthwise, vanilla ice cream

dry red wine, sugar , or to taste, cinnamon stick, whole fresh figs, quartered, vanilla gelato as an accompaniment, mint sprigs for garnish if desired

dried figs, halved (about 1 lb), port or other sweet red wine, dry red wine, brown sugar, grated orange rind, whole star anise, cinnamon stick, whipping cream, almonds, toasted

dried mission figs, red wine, sugar, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, fresh thyme, cheese and sliced bread, for serving

dry red wine, sugar, zest of 1 large lemon, water, fresh thyme, vanilla bean (split ), fresh calimyrna figs, creme fraiche and fresh thyme for garnish

dried black mission or calimyrna figs (about 8 oz.) stems trimmed, red wine, bay leaf, thick-cut bacon , cut in half crosswise, italian fontina, cut in 12 pieces

halved dried mission figlets, red zinfandel wine, chopped dried apricots, honey, vanilla bean, split, ground cinnamon, salt and pepper