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). Dinner was already planned 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 to bring out the sweet, melony…

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…

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…

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!