Category Archives: Recipes

Cooking with Zucchini Flowers

My neighbors are Italian and their meals are wonderful.  Back in July I had a knock on my back door and when I opened it there was a plate of warm fratellis being offered to me.  I ate 3 of … Continue reading

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Holy Cow – What Do You Do With 27 Pounds of Pears?

We went pear picking last weekend and had about 27+ pounds of pears – what to do?  Pear sauce, just like apple sauce but with pears.  I had never made pear sauce before, but have made apple sauce – so … Continue reading

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Apple, Cinnamon Buttermilk Pancakes – the Right Way to Start the Day

With the rain and the temperature dropping a warm breakfast was the way to start the day!  I found a recipe in a while back and have made some alterations to the recipe.  I have taken the recipe in Nourishing … Continue reading

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Peach Bread for the Appetizer!

After going to the farm I needed to find uses for all the produce that we picked.  Since I had already picked and preserved the peaches I planned to do, picking a few extra peaches on Saturday made me wonder … Continue reading

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Dinner and Dessert

After a day of picking at a local farm with some friends it was home to cook dinner and use some of our freshly picked produce.  I had wanted to start the pear preserving, but we spent longer at the … Continue reading

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Oh the Aroma!

I love the smell that baking goods fill the house with, even long after they come out of the oven.  I had some very ripe bananas, so decided to make banana muffins.  I usually make banana bread, but decided that … Continue reading

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Beautiful, Scrumptious Peaches

So what to do with 15 pounds of peaches?  I had thought that I would freeze some and make peach jam, but as it turned out I froze most of them and we have been enjoying fresh peaches in desserts, … Continue reading

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Zucchini, Zucchini Everywhere

Yesterday turned into an all day baking fest, no jam making.  I decided to freeze the peaches and make some yummy desserts – also a juicy, fresh peach is not something to pass  up. I started out with about 7 … Continue reading

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Razzle Pazzle, Raspberry & Plum Jam

Last night I tackled the plums and raspberries that were picked on Saturday.  I washed the plums and raspberries (which were only half of what we brought home – Stella decided to indulge for dinner).       First was … Continue reading

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Kale Chips, Delicious

I got the laundry in from the line moments before the rain began, perfect.  I hate it when I forget about the laundry hanging and then the rain begins – so the laundry stays on the line until the rain … Continue reading

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