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Christmas Activity
I have so far avoided hosting Christmas Day for the whole family– the count on Christmas Day is 35, and it’s a time when we have an extra 4-6 people at the house already, Steve’s daughters and sundry partners/boyfriends. I … Continue reading
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Mayan Apocalypse Chicken
For the apocalypse, you might prefer something spicier. I pulled out a tomatillo simmer sauce I put up in August and it was delicious– complex and with plenty of zing– but not taking itself terribly seriously. Tomatillos did not have … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken, Mexican chicken dish, Mexican stew, stew, tomatillo, winter stew
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Guest blog with recipe at The Ranting Chef!
Click here to see my guest blog on the “Rantings of an Amateur Chef” blog, complete with recipe for beans, kale, butternut squash and olive stew!
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Tagged beans, butternut squash, dry beans, kale, recipe, stew, winter stew
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Cookie Cutters
I am not big on baking, but I love making Christmas cookies. It’s the one time of the year I get out the rolling pin and the wax paper and go to town. I love the sprinkles and the powdered … Continue reading
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Tagged butter cookies, christmas cookies, cookie cutters, cookie recipes, cut-out cookies, gingerbread cut out cookies
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Extended Season
My goal with the garden has been to eat out of the garden a little longer each year. This year, I kept a record of the dinners and ingredients from the garden, starting with April 30. On that date we … Continue reading
Scratch
Steve’s daughter Catherine and her boyfriend Homer are visiting from New York and now waiting out Hurricane Sandy. Homer’s mother Marjorie is the one who let us tag along on her weekly market shopping in New York in March. Homer bakes … Continue reading
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Pork, Pumpkin, Turnips, Together
Today I went out in the first snowfall of the season and cut kale for tonight’s dinner. It’s the second time I’m making this fine stew, which I found when I was looking for savory dishes with pumpkin. I couldn’t … Continue reading
The Lord Will Provide
Last night we had our first “winter storm.” The temperature dropped from the 70s to the 30s and the wind howled all night. What I waited for, however, was the sound of precipitation. In the north of the state, there … Continue reading
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Raw Milk Cheese
It’s been a regular cheese factory around here this weekend. It’s also baking season, and I’ve been loving cooking with the pie pumpkins. I finally plugged in the freezer to hold the last of the tomatoes, the green beans and the … Continue reading
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Best Potato Salad Ever
My sister-in-law hosted an end-of-summer family gathering today to mark the end of summer, and EVERYONE came. Except for one sibling, all the brothers and sisters, their spouses, and all the young children were in attendance. We got to hear … Continue reading