Fig season is in full swing and I’m loving every minute of it.  And to think I thought that once we’re back in LA I would be missing out on the amazing figs in Istanbul.  Well, I do miss Istanbul and the figs there truly are second to none, but I’m very happy to report I’m still getting in on plenty of the fig action here in LA.  Not only does my sister have a fig tree in her backyard that is having a great harvest this year, but my childhood neighbor’s decades-old tree (which somehow we’ve never noticed) planted by her late grandfather is seriously producing the most lovely, ripe figs.  And she is sharing them with me by the plateful.  I couldn’t be more grateful and can’t help but think how the world really does work in mysterious ways.  And today, I want to share one of the latest fig-tastic creations, this Fig & Whipped Ricotta Toast with Rosemary Honey. 

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