5 red wine fig tarts Recipes

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)

inexpensive sweet red wine , such as a shiraz, honey, red wine vinegar, chopped dates or prunes, currants, fresh or dried figs , if available (if not, substitute your favorite berries), diced, crumbled candied nuts (optional, but delicious ), vegetable oil for frying

pie dough, dried figs, raisins, red wine, cooking apples, pears, caster sugar, flaked almonds, ground mace, powdered cinnamon, powdered ginger

crushed aniseed or fennel seeds, four 6-oz boneless pork loin steaks, salt and freshly ground pepper, olive oil, unsalted butter, shallots, thinly sliced, garlic clove, minced, thick tart apple slices, fresh orange juice, dried calimyrna figs, quartered, red wine vinegar