About: Cindy Brison MS RD LMNT

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Spirited Cooking!

        This month’s Recipe Redux theme is using spirits in food preparation.  Who doesn’t LOVE that!  I was thinking of all of the ways to use wine and alcohol—and how it added another layer of flavor to things I prepared!  My first thought went to homemade vanilla. I’m not talking about your $1.00 bottle of vanilla flavored extract—I’m talking REAL vanilla.  The kind you pay $9 for a small bottle of.  It makes heavenly dishes, and even makes every day oatmeal taste
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CSA and Summer Produce!

  It’s the Fourth of July already!  This is a big deal at our house—almost like Christmas.  We have four family birthdays in a one week period around the Fourth, so it’s a HUGE celebration.  We get together with family and friends and make a weekend of the celebration!  Everyone always brings such
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Cooking with Lavender!

            I love lavender!  I grow it every year, and as a lazy gardener—never treat it with chemicals, so I can use the blooms.  If I do not have enough lavender flowers, I head to my local Penzey’s Spices Store and purchase a jar.   This is an adventure—as the jars of lavender are kept behind the counter! more

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