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I’m hosting a small Easter dinner tomorrow for seven. I’m not making anything terribly original, but my goal was to get it all from local vendors, and I think I’m about 90% there. One of these days I’ll make my own pasta, but no time soon. Here’s what we’re having: Everything with the exception of [...]
Having taken a few trips to the orchard over the past month, I found myself with an abundance of apples, and I’ve been coming up with different ways to use them. A new recipe I recently discovered was for Apple Salsa. It sounded instantly appealing. I have made many fruit salsas in the past, but [...]
It’s that time of year . . . Pumpkin TIME! I love pumpkin recipes, personally. And you can always substitute butternut squash for pumpkin in recipes if you don’t want to mess with a ginormous pumpkin. OR. There’s always . . . shhhhh . . . canned pumpkin. (I’ll never tell.) Here are some fabulous [...]
Ingredients: 1 small Pumpkin – about 3 lbs. 5 oz. Gruyere Cheese – shredded 5 oz. Emmental Cheese – shredded 1 Tbs All Purpose Flour 8 oz. White Wine 1 Garlic Clove – minced 1 Tbs Kirsch (Cherry Brandy) Freshly Grated Nutmeg – to taste Freshly Ground Black Pepper – to taste Directions: Pre-heat the [...]
Often we forget that once fall hits, the farmers’ markets are still open! This is harvest season, after all. So don’t forget to stop by your favorite farmers’ market or farm store and pick up some fresh, seasonal produce for your family to enjoy. Remember, eating locally grown food in season is always tastier and [...]
Can you smell the apple pie baking yet? Fall is in full swing, and it’s time to pull out all of those apple and pumpkin recipes. Here are some great fall recipe posts for you to peruse. On Musings of a Housewife, I posted my five favorite fall dessert recipes. Amy at The Finer Things [...]
Spring greens are some of the healthiest foods you can eat. I’ve never been one to try new things, but recently I’ve been expanding my vegetable horizons and discovered that I actually like chard, spinach and collards. Who knew!? Here are some recipes to get you started. Collard Greens Wilted Spinach Salad Chard Sautéed with [...]
It’s rhubarb season here in Pennsylvania, and we’re all about the rhubarb dessert recipes right now. Here are a few for your viewing (or tasting) pleasure! Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp Rhubarb Muffins Rhubarb Cake
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