Spiced Cranberry Orange Cookie Bars
Weather cooling down? Warm up your kitchen with these sweet cranberry cookie bars!
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.
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 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…
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…
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….
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!
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.
Homemade Apricot Vinegar
This homemade apricot vinegar recipe is 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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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…
Lemongrass Cilantro Simple Syrup
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…
Savory Rhubarb and Fennel Chutney with Mint
Like pea shoots, rhubarb is one of the first things to show up in the spring garden, and this savory chutney is one of the best ways to use it. Fennel adds a subtle sweetness that balances rhubarb’s natural tartness, and fresh mint brightens the whole thing up. Spread it on a cheese board, spoon…
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.
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Wild Violet Recipes – Jelly, Sugared Flowers, Ice Cream and More
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…
How to Cook Crispy Fiddlehead Ferns Appetizer with Zesty Lemon
This is the fiddlehead recipe to pull out when you’re feeding a crowd. Fiddleheads get tossed in a garlic parmesan breadcrumb mixture, laid out on a sheet pan, and baked until crispy – all the crunch of a deep-fried appetizer without any of the fuss. A quick lemon black pepper mayo dipping sauce comes together…
Fiddlehead Fern Recipe Stir-Fry with Garlic Ginger Shrimp
This is a 20-minute weeknight dinner built around one of spring’s most fleeting ingredients. Fiddlehead ferns get blanched, then tossed into a hot pan with garlic, ginger, and shrimp, and served over quick-cooking rice noodles with sesame oil and a scatter of red pepper flakes. It’s fast, savory, and completely seasonal. Fiddlehead season is short…
Cook the Season: Everything You Need to Know About Ramps
Ramp season is short, and if you’ve never cooked with them, there is no better time to start. Ramps – also called wild leeks – are one of the first edible plants to emerge in early spring, pushing up through the forest floor before most other green things have even thought about waking up. They…
Savory Wild Ramp Pesto with Anchovy and Pistachio
Ramps: A Bright, Green, Springtime Foraged Favorite This wild ramp pesto is bold, garlicky and completely unlike any pesto you’ve made before. Fresh foraged ramps are blended with anchovy, pistachio and parmesan into a vibrant green condiment that works on everything — pasta, toast, grilled fish, cheese boards, or slathered onto Italian bread for a…
Fresh Salmon Fillet with Rainbow Swiss Chard and Olives
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!)…
Wild Ramp Ricotta Calzone with Zucchini and Kale
This ramp ricotta calzone is a spring weeknight dinner that feels special without being complicated. Fresh ramp leaves are folded into creamy ricotta with parmesan and basil, then layered with zucchini, kale and mozzarella inside a golden baked crust. It comes together in under an hour using store-bought pizza dough and tastes like you put…