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Recipes

Leeks: A Good Vegetable for Northern Gardens

October 31, 2008

When the days grow shorter, when we’ve had several freezes (and even a dusting of snow), and when we finally concede it’s time to drain the hose and close down the storm windows on the last remaining screens–that’s when we begin to harvest the leeks.

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Our best apple recipes

September 25, 2008

We have three apples trees. They came with the place.
That is how I know the secret to good apple pie and crisp is to start with delicious baking apples. When I started using these apples in the same recipes I’d always used, the compliments increased dramatically: “This is the best apple pie (crisp) I’ve ever [...]

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Butternut squash is the best winter squash

September 18, 2008

This is not winter squash:One advantage of homeschooling is that faced with too much zucchini, yellow crookneck, patty pan, and kousa squash, you just bring out the butter knives and conduct art class.
Wait to harvest winter squash
I had to share that with you, because I don’t have any pictures of winter squash. We leave winter [...]

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What to do with Concord grapes

September 10, 2008

When we moved to this land, there were some grape vines already growing here. They were slipskin grapes, and if they weren’t Concord grapes, they certainly were similar to Concords. That’s not too surprising, since the hardiest grape species are slipskin.
But you know what? Those kinds of grapes are too tart for me. They [...]

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A Berry Good Cake

September 4, 2008

Blueberries and blackberries are done for the season. Peaches aren’t really local, and apples aren’t ready yet. But all those berries in the freezer, well, we’re not just going to let them sit there! Fresh or frozen, this cake complements almost any kind of berry, cut up and sweetened to taste. Try it instead of [...]

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Too much sweet corn?

August 20, 2008

Is there such a thing as too much sweet corn?
On Sunday he asked me, “How was the corn you had yesterday for lunch, when I wasn’t here?” I said it was getting a little mature. He said, “Oh, I guess I better freeze the rest of it.” I had no idea how much was still [...]

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Tomatoes in the kitchen

August 14, 2008

Tomatoes the Old-Fashioned Way
I’ve been reading the The Little House on the Prairie series to my six-year-old at bedtime. We just happen to be on The Long Winter and were reading “Fall of the Year” just a couple of days ago, where the Ingalls were surprised by an early hard frost. Ma and Laura picked [...]

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Green Bean Recipes

August 7, 2008

We don’t have any green beans ready quite yet, though they’re getting close. And even when we do have green beans, we’re quite happy eating them boiled in water until crisp-tender, drained, and then tossed with garlic sauteed in olive oil, or maybe just butter, salt, and pepper. However, there comes a time in the [...]

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Summer Squash

July 31, 2008

I decided to join the Food Fest hosted jointly by Dinner Tonight and A Way to Garden. So, for the first time ever (well, not quite, there are some pesto recipes here), recipes at Cold Climate Gardening.

Clockwise from top left: White Bush Lebanese, Benning’s Green Tint Patty Pan, more White Bush Lebanese (I think), and [...]

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