Things have been really busy around here so far this year. Lots of visits with kids and grandkids, with more to come, lots of poring over seed catalogs and gardening books, and lots of cooking. Lately I have not felt that a lot of the recipes I’ve worked on have been blog-worthy. I have a certain standard in mind for…
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We are probably peasants at heart. I think only peasants like cabbage as much as we do. I’m okay with that though. Peasants get to hang out in cozy houses at the end of a long winter day and eat homey stuff like this Sweet and Smokey Braised Cabbage. I can’t remember where I got the recipe that was the…
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You may not think that the world needs another chocolate chip cookie recipe. But, with the year we have had, I have to disagree. We’ve needed all the tasty, melty, creamy chocolate chunks surrounded by caramelly, chewy cookies that we could get. Make no mistake – it has not been an entirely bad year. In fact, we’ve had some pretty…
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I do love the holidays, and all that it takes to get ready to share special times with our family and friends. But – it can get really hectic sometimes. And for a lot of people, add in stuff like kids to take care of, a full time job and other obligations – it’s easy to see why so many…
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One of the nice things about doing a local Farmer’s market this past summer, was getting to know the other growers, entrepreneurs, and makers in our area. They are, without exception, people who work hard, and take a lot of pride in the products that they produce. We are, as you know if you read here very often, big believers…
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