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Apple Cider Pancakes

September 3, 2015 by Heather Solos 18 Comments

Heather says: Whenever birthday season rolls around, we like to give the birthday child a few treats of their own choosing, within reason. I do believe my middle child is a budding foodie. The days leading up to his birthday he talked about how he wanted to have apple pancakes for breakfast, something we have…

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Filed Under: All, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe, Vegetarian Tagged With: Apples, Autumn, Fearless Fridays, Recipe, Seasonal Produce

Easy Grilled Foil Vegetable Packets

June 5, 2014 by Heather Solos 11 Comments

Easy Grilled Foil Vegetable Packets

Heather says: Get ready to grill.  Today we’re using foil packets to to turn a pile of vegetables into a fantastic summer side dish. Actually if you look at the portions, the grilled vegetables were the main feature. I would like, at least while we’re rolling in produce, for you to consider treating vegetables as…

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Filed Under: Best Of, Cook It, Vegetarian Tagged With: Gluten Free, Grill it!, Seasonal Produce

January’s Seasonal Recipes Make Eating Local More Practical (for some)

January 2, 2014 by Heather Solos Leave a Comment

Heather says: A healthy lifestyle happens one choice, one recipe, one meal at a time. There’s no reason to think that if you can’t set up a permaculture garden that there is no reason to try at all. Scratch Cooking, The Whys explores some of the reasons why I prefer to cook at home rather…

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Filed Under: Cook It Tagged With: Recipe, Seasonal Produce

Quick Beef and Cabbage Skillet Recipe – Hearty Winter Fare

February 9, 2012 by Bobbie 13 Comments

Serve this quick Beef and Cabbage Skillet recipe with mashed potatoes or some crusty rolls and butter for a simple, comforting meal.

Bobbie says: Winter was almost ignoring us here in south central Pennsylvania:  not too frigid and hardly any snow, and heck, I even wore shorts last week. Well, indoors, at least.  Then that stupid groundhog saw his shadow on February 2, signaling six more weeks of winter. And then, someone must have passed the message…

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Filed Under: All, Beef, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: budget, cheap, Frugal Living, Ground Beef, how to cook cabbage, Recipe, Recipes, Seasonal Produce, Seasonal Recipes Winter

Apple Cider Oatmeal

October 25, 2011 by Heather Solos 17 Comments

Apple Cider Oatmeal

Heather says: Autumn mornings require the scent of apples and cinnamon. This apple cider oatmeal gets all the sweetness it needs from the naturally occurring sugars in the cider, apples, and raisins. Please taste it before adding any additional sugar at the table, I’m certain you’ll agree that it’s perfect as is. If you want…

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Filed Under: Cook It, Recipe Tagged With: Apples, Autumn, Breakfast, Gluten Free, Seasonal Produce

Cheddar Cauliflower Bites

September 14, 2011 by Heather Solos 19 Comments

How To Make Cheddar Cauliflower Bites

Heather says: I’m not sure whether to file these cheddar broccoli  cauliflower bites under, breakfast, side dish, or healthy snack. The truth of the matter is everyone in the house attacked cauliflower for what may be the first time in their lives. In the future, I think I will tweak this recipe (and update with…

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Filed Under: Cook It, Recipe, Vegetarian Tagged With: Fall, Gluten Free, Seasonal Produce, Summer, Vegetables

How to Grill Fruit

June 14, 2011 by Brian 7 Comments

Brian says: Fruits are healthy and very good for you, we all are well aware of this fact, but what you might not realize is when you add flame to your fruit basket, a whole new realm is opened up to both you and your dining partners. Grilled fruits can be as versatile as any…

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Filed Under: Cook It, Tutorial Tagged With: Grill it!, Seasonal Produce, Seasonal Recipe Summer

Simple Radish and Egg Salad

June 8, 2011 by Bobbie 10 Comments

Bobbie says: Radishes are one of my favorite veggies and while I love them straight-from-the-garden plain, I’d been wondering if there wasn’t something more that could be done with them. Well, here’s something a little different : a simple radish and egg salad that goes together in a snap. The sour cream and eggs counter…

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Filed Under: All, Cook It, Recipe Tagged With: Salad, salads, Seasonal Produce, Side Items, Summer, Vegetables

Braised Kale Recipe

March 30, 2011 by Bobbie 8 Comments

Bobbie says: Come on over to the dark side* – dark, leafy greens are good for you, and can be quite tasty. It’s time to leave the relative comfort zone of the mild-mannered spinach. This easy Braised Kale recipe is an excellent choice for venturing into greens unknown. It’s quick to prepare, even for a…

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Filed Under: Cook It, Recipe Tagged With: Recipe, Seasonal Produce, Side Items, Vegetables

Scalloped Turnips and Rutabaga, A Seasonal Fearless Friday

March 5, 2010 by Heather Solos 13 Comments

Heather says: Winter will be here for a couple more weeks, it won’t be until April that the fun produce really starts to arrive.  At least there is asparagus and broccoli. So I’ve continued to work with turnips and rutabagas for my Fearless Friday endeavors. This week, I tried out a recipe for scalloped turnips…

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Filed Under: All, Cook It, Recipe, Vegetarian Tagged With: Fearless Fridays, Kitchen Bravery, Meatless, Seasonal Produce, Side Items, Vegetables, Winter

Braised Rutabaga: Fearless Friday Recipe #31

February 12, 2010 by Heather Solos 10 Comments

Heather says: Fearless Fridays are about pushing our culinary boundaries, lately I’ve done well with purchasing seasonal vegetables, but the actually cooking the produce in a recipe part has been kicking my butt. I suppose I should cut myself a little slack, as I have been out of town. What have you done fearlessly in…

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Filed Under: All, Cook It, Recipe Tagged With: Crockpot Wonders, Fearless Fridays, Kitchen Bravery, Recipe, Seasonal Produce, Side Items, Vegetables, Winter

Seasonal Recipes February

February 1, 2010 by Heather Solos 11 Comments

Heather says: It’s still winter and the season’s interesting produce choices will still be lingering for a while, yet. Have you attempted to work any seasonal foods into your menu? Learning to utilize seasonal vegetables is a way average consumers can attempt to keep money within their local economies. Not every community has a Community…

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Filed Under: All Tagged With: Recipe, Seasonal Produce, Vegetables, Winter

Green Beans, Roasted

January 22, 2010 by Heather Solos 9 Comments

Heather says: Fearless Fridays are a chance for readers of this site to share what they’ve been trying in the kitchen. It doesn’t have to be fancy, all I ask is that it be a new recipe or a new technique. Share a link to your effort in the McKlinky or tell us about it…

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Filed Under: All, Cook It, Recipe, Vegetarian Tagged With: Cooking Basics, Fearless Fridays, Gluten Free, Green Beans, Seasonal Produce, Side Items, Summer, Techniques, vegetable, Vegetables

Rutabaga, Mashed A Fearless Friday Experiment

January 15, 2010 by Heather Solos 16 Comments

Heather says: Welcome to the Fearless Friday that almost wasn’t. I’ve been under the weather and limited to soups and very soft foods. Being the masochist I am, I’ve also been paging through and drooling over my cookbooks waiting for the day I can manage them. Thursday’s dinner prep rolled around and as I stood there,…

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Filed Under: All, Recipe, Vegetarian Tagged With: Fearless Fridays, Gluten Free, Seasonal Produce, Side Items, Winter

Spinach Salad with Pecans, Dried Cranberries, Feta

January 6, 2010 by Heather Solos 13 Comments

Heather says: Vegetarians rejoice, there’s no bacon in this wilted spinach salad. Also, this is more of a wilted spinach salad template than a recipe. If you don’t like feta, use a crumbly cheese you do like. If you hate pecans, but love walnuts, great! Use those. If there are no bunches of spinach at…

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Filed Under: All, Cook It, Main Dishes, Recipe, Vegetarian Tagged With: Gluten Free, Meatless, Salad, Seasonal Produce, Side Items, Techniques, Vegetables, Winter

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