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!

a photo of honey and sugar spiced plum pie in baking dish with sliced fresh plums and honeycomb next to it.
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Honey and Sugar Plum Spice Pie

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!

photo of Roasted Butternut Squash, Apple Mac and Cheese with serving spoon and bowls.
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Roasted Butternut Squash, Apple Mac and Cheese

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!

A photo of a white bowl filled to the brim with apple chips.
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Air Fryer Apple Chips Recipe

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!

cranberry bars with fresh cranberries and serving spatula.
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Spiced Cranberry Orange Cookie Bars

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

marbled chocolate and hazelnut banana bread with caramel drizzle is sliced on wooden cutiing board.
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Moist Chocolate Hazelnut Banana Bread Recipe

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.

Acorn Squash in a black wooden box with branches, and a candle with flame lit.

Seasonal Autumn Recipes for Cozy, Comfort Cooking

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…

Sausage stuffed acorn squash with a kale side salad on black blacks with a dark background.
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Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash with Sage

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…

two bowls of turkey chili recipe on wooden background. The chili is garnished with cheese, avocado, and green onion.
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Turkey Chili Recipe with Seasonal Squash

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…

sliced pieces of chamomile infused apricot clafoutis sit on black plates next to the whole custard in pie pan.
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Apricot Fruit and Chamomile Infused Custard Clafoutis

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….

layered strawberry shortcake with fresh strawberries strewn about on white platter
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Strawberry Shortcake Icebox Cake

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!

blackberries on a platter with salad greens and shrimp
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Shrimp Salad with Blackberries, Prosciutto and Mixed Greens with Homemade Apricot Vinegar

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.

Bottles of apricot vinegar ready to be stored on a shelf or given as a gift
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Homemade Apricot Vinegar

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.

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two ice cold glasses of watermelon alcoholic beverage with watermelon slice garnish and ice and watermelon slices laying in background
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Fresh Watermelon and Coconut Cooler Cocktail with Lemongrass

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…

glass bottle filled with lemongrass cilantro simple syrup with fresh cilantro leaves strewn around
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Lemongrass Cilantro Simple Syrup

This recipe for lemongrass and cilantro simple syrup: a flavor 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…

slice of crostini bread with goat cheese, rhubarb and fennel chutney spread over top, with slices of rhubarb surrounding
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Savory Rhubarb and Fennel Chutney with Mint

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…

A slice of apple rhubarb crumble pie missing, with a decorative serving spatula resting beside the pie plate.
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Rhubarb Oat Crisp Tart with Flaky Butter Crust and a Hint of Apple

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!

Glass jar overflowing with vibrant violet flowers, spilling out onto a rustic surface, showcasing nature's beauty.
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5 Simple Uses For Wild Violet Flowers In Kitchen Recipes

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…