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This Cara Cara olive oil cake is light, moist, and gently citrusy, made with yogurt for tenderness and finished with a simple citrus glaze. The olive oil keeps the crumb soft and fragrant, while Cara Cara oranges add a subtle sweetness and blush-toned citrus flavor. It’s the kind of cake that works just as well…

Don’t throw away beet stalks. This zero waste recipe uses the tops of the beet root plant. When roasted, they turn tender on the inside and lightly crisp on the edges, with a flavor similar to chard stems or celery root. This simple recipe pairs roasted beet stalks with a smooth white bean purée, bright…

Stewed bosc pears are one of the simplest ways to turn seasonal fruit into a calm, make-ahead breakfast. Gently cooking halved bosc pears concentrates their flavor and softens the texture, making it ideal for spooning over yogurt with granola or nuts. This version is sweetened with sugar and honey and seasoned with clove and vanilla,…

Cara cara gin cocktail with rosemary simple syrup is a refreshing, bright combination for a cocktail. Cara cara oranges are less acidic than similarly hued blood oranges and a little sweeter. This citrus and rosemary laced beverage is perfect for lifting the winter blues, gin has natural herbal undertones, that work well with the rosemary…

Stewed meyer lemon is one of the simplest ways to turn seasonal fruit into a calm, make-ahead breakfast. Gently cooking meyer lemon concentrates its flavor and softens the texture, making it ideal for spooning over yogurt with granola or nuts. This version is lightly sweetened and seasoned with nutmeg, which pairs naturally with meyer lemon…

Stewed fruit is one of the simplest ways to turn fresh or seasonal fruit into a calm, make-ahead breakfast. Gently cooking fruit softens its texture, concentrates its natural sweetness, and creates a spoonable consistency that works especially well with yogurt and granola. Unlike jam or heavily sweetened compotes, stewed fruit for breakfast is lightly cooked…

This site is filled with nut based drinks. They show up quietly, the same way they do in baking or cooking — for body, softness, and depth. Pistachios are a colorful replacement for almonds when mixed into a tropical ginger drink. Roasted chestnuts are swirled into melty chocolate and served hot. Homemade orgeat syrups are…

There’s something so calming about slow December evenings — the soft winter light, the quietness of the kitchen, and the comfort of familiar and cozy spices warming on the stove. This pistachio eggnog fits right into that feeling. It’s creamy and gently sweet, with a natural nutty flavor from real pistachios and just enough spice…

Deliciously sugared, spectacularly sparkling cranberries. Make this simple recipe for candy coated popping cranberries! This recipe differs from traditional sugared cranberries with the modern twist of an inclusion of powdered sugar; this provides a crunchable candy coating to sugar simple syrup soaked cranberry fruit, encasing each cranberry in a festive sweet coating. Cranberries usually have…

This gingerbread scone recipe is the perfect winter bake. These ginger laced pastries are full of cozy spices and perfect for dunking into a steaming cup of tea, hot cocoa or eggnog. This festive bakery treat is perfect for Christmas celebrations and a soothing warm up for winter afternoons. This recipe is full of all…

This vegetable recipe is a spiced and savory way to prepare Chinese Eggplant. Crispy Chinese Eggplant with Sticky garlic Sauce is crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside. Serve this recipe hot and drizzled with a ginger garlic sauce, before garnishing with sesame seeds and sliced green onions. This crispy eggplant recipe has…

This homemade hot chocolate recipe for 2 is filled with swirls of chocolate laced creamy milk and a roasted chestnuts. Whip up a batch of this piping hot, nutty beverage for happy (marshmallow mustached!) mouths all around. This homemade roasted chestnut hot chocolate recipe is made with milk, and simmers up quickly; filling mugs with…

Most recipes come about in my kitchen as a beautiful necessity late on a Tuesday night and later find themselves in constant rotation on my dinner table; this 5 ingredient Asian spiced red cabbage with plums side dish is one of them. Perfectly spiced, this baked purple cabbage dish studded with black plums pairs perfectly…

Have an abundance of tomatoes on hand? Make these easy, dehydrator preserved sundried tomatoes at home using this simple recipe. I recently received heaping basket of plump Roma tomatoes from Domino Farms, Located in Accord, NY. These delectable little fruits were picked fresh off the field vines and ready for recipe making! With such a…

Pickled onions are the perfect condiment adding vinegary flavor to sandwiches, salads and a colorful topping for tacos. This pickled onion recipe is simple, no boil and sugar-free. Fridge pickles slowly infuse and no hot bath canning is needed. Simply mix the short-list ingredients below and indulge in this savory pickled onion condiment. Pickled red…

Fall salad is really one of the best isn’t it? Full of apples, hearty kale, crumbled blue cheese and sugar coated nuts, nothing says slow down and enjoy the moment like this culinary concoction. Some restaurants add pepitas or dried cranberries, but I find a simple dressing of fig vinaigrette is the perfect topping for…

This recipe is for anyone with an abundance of fresh garden herbs. Basil, cilantro and mint are mixed into a combination of spices and citrus to create this marinating paste. Slather over boneless chicken thighs and let time do the work, infusing the chicken thighs with this bright, fresh herbaceous marinade. Summer is full of…

My significant other recently brought home a pint of fresh squash blossoms from the YMCA farm stand (Kingston, NY). I had never used squash blossoms in a recipe before, but with a short shelf life and ideas flowing I created this dessert recipe with slightly sweetened mascarpone cheese and a crisp fried rice flour coating…

Why do I love this recipe for garlic scape confit? It’s simple and packs a flavorful punch! Miso paste gives this sauce a touch of umami, saturating it with impactful flavor. And this recipe adds a punch of fresh, green garlicky flavor to anything you put it on. This versatile condiment is perfect on everything…

Oven Roasted Chestnut orgeat is nutty and warm, adding a distinct earthy flavor to cocktail recipes. Make a batch of your own and infuse your drinkable creations with this homemade chestnut orgeat syrups subtle sweetness! Chestnut orgeat is a versatile homemade syrup that serves as a delightful cocktail ingredient. Its nutty and warm profile brings…

This cookie dough is filled with spicy ground ginger, that easily rolls and cuts into adorable shapes, before being baking and iced with a zesty orange glaze. The cookie dough is so simple to mix up, and this recipe has few ingredients listed. Rollout the dough for fun cut out ginger sugar cookies any time…

This easy double vanilla powdered sugar Christmas cut out cookie recipe is so simple and the oven baked results are perfect to use as decorating cookies! If you are looking for a quick, reliable holiday cookies recipe to decorate with sprinkles, colored icing and cute cut out shapes, try the recipe below! Sugar cookies are…

Roasted Chestnuts are a classic winter treat and this recipe adds a sweet spiced sauce to top it all off. Oven roasted chestnuts with buttery cinnamon topping is so simple to make as scent of toasted nuts fills your home with warming and cozy spices. Don’t be intimated by the hard outer shell of these…

This cocktail recipe is perfect for the upcoming holiday season and has all of the seasonal flavors of Thanksgiving in a glass! Cloves, cinnamon and ginger beer add spicey flavor to cranberry juice and apple cider in this Holiday Punch! Mix up a batch and serve at your festive gathering!

This creamy shrimp sauce is perfect for lobster ravioli, full of tarragon and fresh shrimp, this is the perfect indulgent dinner at home. Click thru to learn this fun new recipe for premade lobster ravioli!

This spiced apple jam is all of the Fall flavors packed into a cinnamon spiced condiment! Make this for your Thanksgiving Cheese Board and truly indulge in a decadent appetizer offering!

Cherry Winks are a classic Christmas cookie filled with plump cherries (hence the name!), dates, and chopped nuts. These cookies are butter free and feature a fun ingredient: Corn Flake Cereal. This cherry winks cookie recipe features a few updated ingredients (morello cherries) differing from the original (originally published in the 1950’s). These crunchy on…

Try recipe for fruity and savory fig vinaigrette. This salad dressing is the perfect condiment for a harvest salad with crunchy apples, sugared walnuts and salty, crumbled blue cheese. Click thru and make this healthy, winter salad this week!

A seasonal side dish that steps up to the plate! Missing the summer harvest already? Don’t be! This savory, spicy and comforting cabbage wedge salad is dressed with hot bacon and mustard dressing and is here to save the day (and your entree!). Click thru to learn about a new seasonal salad!

Mix up this cinnamon spiced apple infused wine, filled with fresh apples and spices. Simple ingredients=amazing results! Soak up the last few weeks of orchard season and make this fresh fruit sipper!

Golden days of Fall colors call for a golden honey pie topped with fresh plums! Sugar plum pie with honey custard is a recipe you will be making again and again as the Holiday season approaches!

Squash and apple season is in full swing and this recipe is brimming with all the Fall vibes, ingredients and flavors. Head yourself through the falling leaves and over to my blog to check this (and many other) seasonal, comforting recipes out this weekend!

With Apple Orchard Season in Full Swing, it’s a perfect time to try this recipe for spiced apple chips! This is a simple, healthy and full of Autumn Flavor snack, you can make throughout the Fall. Heading out apple picking? Save this recipe!

Weather cooling down? Warm up your kitchen with these sweet cranberry cookie bars!

A Chocolate, Hazelnut Swirled Banana Bread Recipe: Get cozy and bake this fruit filled cake up this week. Finished with peanut butter caramel drizzle (recipe included!) bookmark this recipe and serve it up all season long.

Perfectly timed for Autumn, these recipes have a kick of spice and feature seasonal, farmers market (or your own personal garden!)fresh produce. Acorn squash is abundant during the final harvest months of the year and is well put to use in these recipes. A healthy, turkey chili (with added acorn squash!) is a welcome smell…

Try out this harvest meal filled with the cozy, fall flavors of acorn squash, savory sausage and fresh sage. This dish is deliciously aromatic, and adorable as well ( who doesn’t love their very own squash half, stuffed and baked to a spoon-ably soft texture?) Sausage stuffed acorn squash with sage has all of the…

Lighten up your chili game and fill your home with aromatic scents with this recipe (with turkey swapped in place for the traditional ground beef!) Turkey chili recipe with seasonal squash is a low fat, healthier option than traditional beef chili. Seasonal squash (butternut, acorn or summer squash) adds a healthy dose of vitamins to…

A summertime indulgence, filled with fresh fruit and flavors of fragrant vanilla and calming chamomile, this clafoutis dessert is a French country classic! Bake this up tonight for a simple and sweet ending to a summer meal. Click thru to try this inspired dessert tonight….

An abundance of seasonal strawberries means a dessert recipe for a layered 3 tier strawberry shortcake, heaping with creme fraiche and whipped cream! Try this icebox dessert cake today for tasty ending to a summer meal!

This shrimp salad with homemade apricot vinegar is a summer sensation. The blend of sweet, sour, and salty flavors, combined with juicy shrimp and crisp greens, makes for a satisfying meal. Easy to prep, with the option of homemade or store-bought apricot vinegar, this dish is a refreshing choice for a lazy summer evening.

I’m posting this homemade apricot vinegar recipe just in time to preserve the summer bounty of stone fruit for use later in the year! Click thru for step by step instructions to mix up a batch of your own fruit infused vinegar. Let me know what you think of my newest blog post, leave a comment and rating, thank you!

Sip into summer with this refreshing Fresh Watermelon and Coconut Cooler Cocktail with Lemongrass! Mix with coconut water for double water hydration( get it? Watermelon + Coconut Water= double the “water” the hydration!) A homemade lemongrass simple syrup (tap link for recipe) adds a tropical taste and lends an herbal scent as well as blending…

This recipe for lemongrass and cilantro simple syrup: a herb infused syrup that can be used in many different cocktails, beverages and desserts. Simple syrup is a mix of sugar and water used to sweeten beverages. This syrup works well in cold drinks, as the sugar is dissolved on the stovetop and there is no…

Rhubarb Vegetables (yes! Rhubarb is technically classified as a vegetable!) are commonly used in sweet dessert puddings, pies, and crumbles. However, Rhubarb has a distinctive bitter taste that lends itself well to savory cuisine. This savory rhubarb chutney with fennel and mint recipe (located at bottom of this page) is a delicious condiment to add…

Rhubarb Crisp meets Apple Pie in this fun seasonal spring recipe! Just in time for BBQ season, click thru for full recipe. ……plus how to make and freeze ahead of time!

Wild violets burst open in early spring and exhibit varying shades of white to deep purple. I have always eagerly awaited this moment, I love using wild violets in recipes in my kitchen! Violets are edible picked right from the stem and have a musky, floral taste with a sweet kick at the end. Some…

Cook Fiddlehead Ferns into a Crunchy, Tangy, Cheesy Appetizer Recipe! You, yes…you! You can master the seasonal foraged bounty that is fiddlehead ferns! Looking up instructions on How to Cook Crispy Fiddlehead Ferns Appetizer with Zesty Lemon? Read on for a simple, step by step recipe that showcases this springtime delicacy… This appetizer is so…

How to Cook a Quick Fiddlehead Fern Recipe: This fiddlehead fern recipe is sauteed up with ginger and garlic and served over thin rice noodles. Fiddlehead ferns are edible, and easy to cook and use in many different recipes. Always blanch fiddleheads before using in any recipe, fiddleheads when cut from the wild contain trace…

Ramp Up Your Spring Cooking: A Comprehensive Guide to Delicious Ramp Recipes. Ramps are foraged in the early spring and have a flavor profile of garlic and onion. Ramps can be identified by their broad, green leaves, growing low to the ground in wooded areas. Sometimes ramps are referred to as wild leeks, I grew…

Ramps: A Bright, Green, Springtime Foraged Favorite Introducing a vibrant blend of flavors, this Ramp Pesto with Anchovy and Pistachio adds a savory twist to your favorite dishes. The pungent ramps, also known as wild leeks, combined with salty anchovies and rich pistachios to create a pesto that’s both bold and filling . Spread this…

A One-Pan Whole30, Gluten Free, Dairy Free Salmon Recipe with Fresh Rainbow Swiss Chard, Seasoned with Oranges and Olives.  This is one of my all time favorite Whole30, easy seafood and swiss chard enticing entree recipes. The salmon and swiss chard cook together in one pan, allowing for infused flavors and (a quick clean up!)…

This homemade calzone recipe is great way to utilize foraged ramps in a classic recipe. Filled with gooey, salty ricotta cheese, and veggies; this foraged feast, ramp vegetable ricotta calzone with zucchini and kale is a great way to introduce ramps onto your dining room table. If you have come upon a bunch of wild…

 Refreshing Coconut Ginger Fizz Cocktail with Homemade Pistachio Orgeat Recipe Transform your cocktail experience with a taste of the tropics, this recipe features flavors of coconut, pineapple, ginger, and a special addition of pistachio orgeat in place of traditional almond orgeat syrup.  This Coconut Ginger Fizz cocktail combines the tropical essence of coconut with the…

Learn How to Make Coconut Shrimp Sandwich, Banh Mi Fusion Recipe with Pickled Vegetable. This sandwich has crisp pickled vegetables, coconut oil coated shrimp and creamy mayo. Homemade Daikon Radish Pickle infused with Lime and Basil adds depths of flavor to this crunchy, flavor filled take on a Asian Fusion Sandwich.  Cooking the shrimp in…

White Daikon Radish Quick Pickle with Basil and Lime is a simple, crunchy addition to salads, Bahn Mi sandwiches and are hunger satiating can as a delicious, crunchy snack. Flavors of basil and tart lime are infused via brining into the white radish, adding a kick of flavor to any dish you choose to use…

A Romantic Cookie Recipe Filled with Flavors of Rose, Raspberry, and White Chocolate: A Decadent Floral Dessert Recipe and Perfect Valentines Tea-Time Treat. Pipe this Cookie Dough into Sweet, Sugar Dusted Sweetheart Shapes! These homemade rose, raspberry, and white chocolate butter cookies are a delightful treat that combines floral notes with fruity sweetness and creamy…

How do you make kohlrabi into a crispy, tasty snack? This recipe uses an air fryer to cook crisp kohlrabi into spiced, crunchy fries. Air fryer Kohlrabi Fries with Yogurt Dipping Sauce is the perfect late summer to fall snack. Once the fries are done in the air fryer, they are sprinkled with Garam Masala…

Head-on shrimp are quick to cook, deeply flavorful, and well suited to simple marinades. In this recipe, fresh basil, garlic, olive oil, and lemon lightly coat the shrimp before they hit the grill, letting the natural sweetness of the shrimp stay front and center. This basil marinated BBQ shrimp is straightforward and unfussy—ideal for warm…

Fresh, green asparagus stalks are layered on top of goat cheese in this easy deep dish quiche. This recipe for asparagus quiche with goat cheese crumbles uses a deep dish pastry crust to allow multiple layers of asparagus to be piled on top of the crumbled goat cheese, before whisked eggs are poured over top….

Curious about cooking with fiddlehead ferns? This foraged fiddlehead recipe features delicious Ferns with Parmesan, Garlic Seasoning. This recipe for One-Pan Garlic Parmesan Fiddleheads Ferns with Potatoes and Haddock, features an array of fresh, foraged (or farmers market!) New England ingredients. Fiddlehead ferns are the unfurled tops of ferns before they open up, into feathery…

This seafood dinner is filled with the fresh, tart flavors of rhubarb fruit and can be made in advance for an easy, stress free dinner! This seafood recipe pairs a savory spiced yogurt rhubarb fruit sauce poured over poached, chilled, and peppercorn spiced salmon. Pairing fish and rhubarb into a savory enticing entree seems like…

Learn how to make an easy rhubarb wine sangria! This is a tart, refreshing beverage and springtime sipper. Rhubarb’s not only for fruit crisps and pies, try a different technique in the kitchen for this seasonal offering, Fresh rhubarb stalks are the main flavor in this wine cocktail, and it rightfully deserves a chance to…

Japanese knotweed has a bright, tart flavor similar to rhubarb, making it a natural match for strawberries in early spring baking. This knotweed and strawberry upside-down cake balances that tangy fruit with a soft, simple crumb and a caramelized fruit topping. If you cook with seasonal and foraged ingredients, this is a good place to…

An early summer dessert delight with almonds and fresh raspberries, this recipe uses the classic French baking technique of choux pastry to produce sweet puffed buns using quick stove top cooking and oven baking. A filling of fresh Raspberries is perfection served as a sweet dessert ending to a meal. This recipe for Almond Pastry…

This recipe for slow cooker corned beef is perfect for Holidays, easy dinners and of course can sliced and laid over rye bread for a delicious homemade Rueben sandwich. Slow cooking Corned Beef gives the meat a delicate texture and infuses the spices into the meat slowly and deeply. If you are searching for a…

This how-to recipe for Lemon Chicken Salad with Tarragon Recipe helps you cut down on hands on time by infusing the chicken with flavors of lemon first using: The Poaching Method. Make a batch for quick lunches on the go. Chicken is loaded with protein and is a great option for a lunch salad. This…

What to mix into Bourbon Whiskey for a Warming Cocktail? Cardamom of course! This Rose and Bourbon Old Fashioned Cocktail is floral, spicy and deeply satisfying. The subtle heating notes of the cardamom spice complement the complexities found in bourbon beautifully. Bourbon Whiskey is in itself a warming sipper, heating the throat as it goes…

A homemade foraged ramp sauce is the base of this oven baked pizza pie. Green ramp and wild mushroom pizza is a foragers culinary dream, however; not every journey into the forest bears fruits, so if you are not successful in your foraging endeavors, there are other options to make this spring ramp pizza pie!…

This cardamom simple syrup recipe is a versatile finishing ingredient for cocktails (cardamom old fashioned!), tea, and desserts. Learn how to make this herbal and spicy syrup recipe yourself using fresh green cardamom pods. Cardamom is the third most expensive spice in the world and rightfully so! The pods are aromatic and a little goes…

Spring Ramp Recipe

Early spring is a great time to forage the young, bamboo like shoots of the Japanese Knotweed featured in this fruit roll up recipe. Foraged Japanese Knotweed in recipes has a Rhubarb like taste and texture and is an excellent stand in for recipes calling for Rhubarb stalks. It is an edible, invasive weed and…

Make Pistachio Orgeat Syrup Recipe for a nutty addition for delicious cocktails! Homemade pistachio orgeat is buttery, with slightly floral undertones, making a very complimentary addition as a drink mixer. In the world of cocktails, simple ingredients can often make the biggest impact. Take, for example, the classic orgeat syrup. Traditionally made with almonds, this…

This gluten-free, healthy greens, New England Clam Chowder recipe is loaded with vitamins thanks to the addition of powerhouse greens; cabbage and kale! Indulge yourself with this guilt free, whole30, low calorie, seafood soup recipe. This recipe calls for a healthy addition of kale and cabbage to the mix, adding nutrients, (and alleviating all of…