I love homemade cheesecake, and what says autumn more than pumpkin? Chocolate too? I couldn’t wait to try this recipe!
Happy Birthday to Me!
March 16, 2010 By 6 Comments
DH and I don’t buy each other gifts. We took the The Five Love Languages quiz, and gifts are at the very bottom. That’s why we share experiences (like the wine dinners). So for my birthday, I bought myself the Mother Earth News archive DVD. It has all40 years on it. When I first started getting into eating locally, and home cooking, I remember telling my dad about this great website I found called Mother Earth News. As you can {Read More}
Winter Vegetable Crumble
March 14, 2010 By 2 Comments
I’ve probably mentioned before that sometimes what Simply in Season says is a main dish, is in my opinion (or at least DH’s opinion) a side dish. So when DH said that he wanted to grill some chicken tonight and could I make a side dish, this is what I chose. That way, there would be leftovers for tomorrow’s lunch! Plus, I was excited about eating turnips and rutabagas in a new way.
Celery Cream Soup
March 13, 2010 By 2 Comments
I grew up in a farming community, with lots of church potlucks. I was a Calvinette, sort of a Christian Reformed version of Girl Scouts. One of the things I learned about cooking throughout my formative years was this: Cream of Mushroom, Cream of Celery, Cream of Chicken are all pretty much interchangeable, and they come in a Campbell’s can. So imagine my surprise when, after decades of holding this belief, I came across a recipe for Celery Cream Soup {Read More}
Sprout Hummus
March 12, 2010 By 5 Comments
Wednesday was my last winter CSA pickup, sniff sniff. I’m not sure I’ll do it again next year, as it was quite a drive. I thought it was pretty neat that we received a bag of sprouted peas and radish sprouts. So I decided I’d make some sort of sandwich to go with the Celery Cream Soup that I had planned to make from Simply in Season. I picked up a loaf of bread from Salt of the Earth when {Read More}
Maple Walnut Scones
March 11, 2010 By 10 Comments
OK, so I had told myself that I wouldn’t make any more recipes out of the spring section of Simply in Season until I finished up the autumn and winter. But this morning, I just HAD to make scones. And there was this recipe. Just waiting to be made. I had all the ingredients. I have never made scones before. Well, maybe the calorie count would sway me. After all, I’ve been tricked by that before – scones seem so {Read More}
Recipes from America’s Small Farms: A Book Review
March 10, 2010 By 8 Comments
Some of you might remember that I was going to write a book; one that was helpful to people new to Community Supported Agriculture. A CSA primer, if you will. Something along the lines of From Asparagus to Zucchini which is practically the Bible of CSA-dom, except which didn’t read like, well, an encyclopedia. The other day while searching for books to add to my Amazon.com order in order to meet the minimum required so I wouldn’t have to pay {Read More}
Black Bean Sweet Potato Burritos
March 9, 2010 By 13 Comments
I was originally going to make kale enchiladas tonight, but the kale wasn’t looking so hot. Luckily I happened to have all the items on hand to make the Black Bean Sweet Potato Burritos from Simply in Season.
Fenn Valley Wine Dinner Review
March 8, 2010 By 4 Comments
To celebrate our upcoming 4th anniversary (the end of April) and our best friend’s 5th anniversary (March), we decided to splurge on a weekend getaway. We stayed at the Heritage Manor Inn and attended the Fenn Valley winemaker’s dinner. This is the third year that DH and I have gone to a dinner there. Living close to such a great winery makes eating (and drinking) locally a joy!
Oat Bran Muffins
March 6, 2010 By 15 Comments
I’m finally home! There’s nothing like sleeping in your own bed, and eating something from your own kitchen. So this morning I decided to whip up some oat bran muffins from the new edition of Simply in Season.
