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Tag Archives: berries
Wonderful spring recipes.
The calendar says spring; the weather, not so much. Here are 6 great spring recipes to inspire you to eat seasonally, from pasta to salad to dessert. Continue reading
Adorable mini fruit pies.
Rob and I recently vacationed with friends in Asheville, NC. Asheville’s a true foodie haven if ever there was one, and we stopped (natch) at the fantastic downtown farmers’ market on Saturday morning to grab coffee and baked goodies for … Continue reading
Free-form strawberry tart.
Some folks I know are intimidated by pie crust, thinking that it’s too difficult to handle and too easy to mess up. If you count yourself among them, then I have two suggestions: First, try my Grandmother’s foolproof, never-fail, super-easy … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Desserts, Eating local, Farmers' market
Tagged berries, easy, food, fruit, seasonal, strawberries, tart
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Salad of strawberries and fresh burrata cheese.
I recognize that I’m on a strawberry kick. It’s all part of the sensual pleasure of eating seasonally: Gobbling as much of the best fruit and vegetables—NOW!—while they’re at their delicious peak. Once June wanes, I’ll be done with strawberries … Continue reading
Posted in Eating local, Farmers' market, Fun ingredient, Recipes, Salads
Tagged basil, berries, burrata, cheese, food, seasonal, strawberries
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Strawberry right-side-up cake.
It’s strawberry season, folks, and around here we’re pretty much eating our weight in these glorious, scarlet beauties. So this recipe kicks off a series of strawberry-centric sides and desserts. When Rob sampled a taste of this simple strawberry cake, … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Desserts, Farmers' market, Recipes
Tagged berries, cake, local, seasonal
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Raspberry-almond bars.
These homemade raspberry-almond bars were so good I had to hide one in order to take a photo for the blog. This dessert is how I like it: not too rich or sweet. Continue reading
Arugula salad with cranberries and pistachios.
With arugula abundant at local farmers’ markets, this simple salad with cranberries and pistachios is right in season. Continue reading
Sweet little blueberry trifles.
Weird, I know, but when I was sniffing around the interwebs looking for inspiration for a Valentine’s Day dessert, I wasn’t thinking chocolate. I wanted something a little different, something fruit-based. I spotted a photo of a pretty blueberry trifle … Continue reading
Recipe revamp: fall granola.
I posted back in May of this year about finding the perfect homemade granola recipe after much sampling and experimenting. And just to prove that cooking is, indeed, one big experiment, I’ll share a seasonal revamp on that earlier recipe. … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast/brunch, Recipes
Tagged berries, food, granola, healthy, homemade, nuts
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Sweet and seasonal strawberries.
In most of the U.S., strawberries are an early- to late-spring crop. But some growers also plant “everbearing” varieties that produce fruit well into summer. Those secondary crops are beginning to show up in farmers’ markets now. (Of course, you’ll … Continue reading
