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Quick Crispy Chinese Eggplant with Sticky Garlic Sauce

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…

cup of hot chocolate in glass mug with melted marshmallow melter over top.
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Roasted Chestnut Hot Chocolate Recipe

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…

red cabbage, plums on black baking sheet.
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5 Ingredient Asian Spiced Red Cabbage with Plums Side Dish

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…

jar of sundried tomatoes with sprigs of thyme in olive oil on wooden table.
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How to Make Sundried Tomatoes at Home

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 red onion in glass jar with thyme herb and juniper berries.
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Savory Pickled Red Onions Recipe

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…

fig vinaigrette poured over kale salad.
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Fall Salad with Kale, Apple and Blue Cheese Crumbles

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…

grilled herb marinated chicken thighs.
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Garden Herb Marinated Boneless Chicken Thigh Recipe

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…

A plated of stuffed and fried squash blossoms ready t be eaten.
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Fried Squash Blossoms Stuffed with Honey Mascarpone

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…

Bottle of garlic scapes confit, with a cup full of confit next to it, and several stalks of fresh garlic scapes next to it.
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Garlic Scapes Confit

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…

bottle of chestnut orgeat with whole fresh chestnuts strewn about.
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Homemade Oven Roasted Chestnut Orgeat Syrup Recipe in 3 Easy Steps

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…

ginger orange cookies with sliced oranges on dark background
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Ginger Sugar Cookies with Fresh 1 Orange Icing

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…

decorated sugar cookies with edible gold glitter.
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Easy Double Vanilla Powdered Sugar Christmas Cut Out Cookies

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 opened.
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Oven Roasted Chestnuts with Buttery Cinnamon Topping

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…

glasses garnished with sparkling gold sugar and cranberry garnish filled with Cranberry Spice and Apple Cider Punch
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Cranberry Spice and Apple Cider Punch

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!

lobster ravioli topped with shrimp cream sauce with green peas on the side.
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Shrimp Sauce for Lobster Ravioli

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!

apple cider jam in white cup.
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Savor the Season with Apple Cider Spiced Jam

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 wink cookies on plate with lights in the background.
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Cherry Winks Cookie Recipe

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…

Apple walnut salad with blue cheese and fig vinaigrette.
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Fig Vinaigrette Recipe: in 3 Easy Steps

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!

photo of cabbages wedges dressed in hot mustard and bacon dressing with crumbled bacon and parsley on top.
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Ignite Your Taste Buds: Delicious Roasted Cabbage with Hot Bacon Mustard Sauce

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!

photo of glass carafe filled with spiced apple wine sangria
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Spiced Apple Wine Recipe

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!