I was flitting around the internet the other day, looking up recipes for apple butter, when I came across a conversational thread that started with the question, “What is the point of apple ...

Add the butter and cook until it begins to brown and smell nutty, 5 to 7 minutes, stirring to scrape the bottom with a rubber spatula (you’ll want to stir constantly once the solids begin to brown).

In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar. Add in the eggs and almond extract paste and mix well. Add the milk and ...

1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Have on hand a pie pan. 2. On the pie pan, spread the walnuts in one layer. Toast in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until they are fragrant; cool.

2. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; stir in ¾ cup of the cream, candied ginger and figs to combine. Using your hands, work mixture into a shaggy dough.

Drain figs (discard amaro, or reserve for another use), and transfer figs to a small bowl. Rinse saucepan. Return figs to cleaned saucepan; add 1/4 cup water, butter, and sugar.

½ a 700g (1lb 9oz) jar butter beans, drained; 3 large, ripe figs, quartered; 1 tablespoon olive oil; small bunch of thyme (about 15g/½oz), leaves picked; ...

Butter Me Up of New Jersey brings fig butter and gluten-free product to the Fig Fest. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri) Virginia Urban's fig tree was planted on Staten Island in 1961.