Now's a Good Time for Us Fig Lovers

Fresh figs are on the market only for a few short weeks in the late summer. Now’s the time to use them up in dishes savory and sweet. David Tannis provides a few excellent uses in this NYT’s article. I like to eat them as snacks without any adornment, but they are also delicious grilled and served with a smear of goat cheese or as a simple sweet garnish to a butterflied and grilled leg of lamb. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/dining/september-rewards-the-fig-lover.html?rref=dining&module=Ribbon&version=context&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Dining%20%26%20Wine&pgtype=article