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Pudding or potatoes? Presenting some side dishes that will pump up your holiday dinner.

Melons, like tomatoes, strawberries and most other fruits are only good in season when the sun has baked itself into the flavour. To make a good melon dish, you need a good melon.

Figs, shown here, are being celebrated on Ocracoke this weekend during the eighth annual Fig Festival. Photo: Ocracoke Fig Festival Figs are the main ingredient this weekend on Ocracoke. The sweet treat that has grown on the island for centuries will be celebrated Thursday through Saturday during the eighth annual Fig Festival at the Berkley Barn on Water Plant Road and the Ocracoke Preservation Society museum, which is sponsor of the event.  Sponsor Spotlight John Runkle and Nancy Dole Shinin...