Recipes Category

Recipe: Mushroom and Caramelized Onion Tartlets

Last week, my friend Lauren hosted a Fall Foods themed potluck dinner party. It was a fun way to usher in the autumn season, and have a taste of all those comforting fall flavors.  I generally tend to make desserts for parties, but since there were already a lot of dessert dishes planned, I decided […]

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Recipe: Pumpkin Pancakes

There’s so much to love about fall in the northeast: crisp temperatures, the changing colors of the leaves, new fashions, and football. Another fall favorite, and certainly one of mine, is PUMPKIN! So when my friend Denise graciously hosted us last weekend for Penn State homecoming, I offered to make breakfast for the gang, and the first […]

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A peck of pickled peppers: a simple procedure for canning

One of the things that struck me the most while traveling abroad this year, was the priority given to wholesome, natural foods. This is something I strive to emulate now that I’m back home. One of the ways I accomplish this is by growing vegetables in my family’s backyard garden. I’ve also discovered that I […]

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Green Beans & Tomatoes

The other day, Jenni and I were talking about how we need to incorporate more vegetables into our diet. Left to my own devices, I have been known to settle for a dinner of Campbell’s tomato soup and a rice cake, or a PBJ sandwich and cookies. Unfortunately, those aren’t the most nutritionally sound meals. […]

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