3 game hens fig Recipes

dried california figs, pitted and roughly chopped, honey, lemon juice, warm water, balsamic vinegar, unsalted butter , for the glaze, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, onion, finely chopped, chopped rosemary leaves, loose sweet italian sausage, all-purpose flour, cornbread muffins , torn into pieces, or 1/2 loaf cornbread, cubed (about 2 cups), rehydrated dried figs, roughly chopped, salt, pepper, egg, lightly beaten, heavy cream, chicken stock, homemade or store-bought, cornish game hens , 1 to 1 1/2 lb each, unsalted butter, room temperature, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper

cornish hens, salt, pepper, minced sage or 1/4 cup thyme, minced rosemary, dried whole wheat french bread or 3 -4 cups other hearty bread, unsalted butter, yellow onion, chopped (about 1 cup), garlic cloves, minced, boiling water, chopped dried fig, chopped dried apricot, minced fresh rosemary, minced fresh thyme, chopped walnuts (optional), salt, fresh ground pepper, apricot jam, balsamic vinegar, fresh rosemary sprig (to garnish )