Category Archives: Seasonal Recipes

Eating Local

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Why do people shop at farmer's markets, roadside stands, or local food coops? Some of the answers may surprise you or may be the same reason you shop in these venues. The most common answers included: the produce tastes fresher, I feel that the product is more nutritious,  I want to help local economy, or I want to help the environment. Whatever your answer, this is the time of year that is very exciting because the farmers markets and roadside stands are cropping
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Get a Plan: My New Year’s Resolution

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What’s my new year’s resolution? I want to get better at planning, really, any kind of planning. I tend to live day by day, which definitely has its benefits, but drawbacks it has too. What am going to plan? I want to do a better job at planning for the week’s meals ahead of time…meaning before 6 o’clock at night when I’m scrambling to throw together yet another dinner “creation.” I could start with planning the whole week, but that is
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Still enjoying Christmas leftovers?

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If they've been in the refrigerator since Christmas, it may be time to toss them. Holidays typically bring an over abundance of food.  This year, I hosted my first Christmas dinner.  It was a small crowd – just six of us.  But we all like different things and I wanted everyone to enjoy their holiday meal.  We had a roasted turkey, half a ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potato casserole, green beans, whole berry cranberry sauce, and two types of rolls.  For dessert,
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