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Pickled Jalapenos with Bourbon

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These are wonderful on your favorite burger, on Panini or a crackers with a semi-hard cheese.Place in a pretty jar for a wonderful hostess gift. Pickled Jalapenos with Bourbon  Ingredients: 1 pound jalapeno peppers 1 ¼ cups distilled white vinegar 1 cup bourbon ½ cup unrefined sugar 2 teaspoons coriander seeds 1 teaspoon sea salt… Read More

A Nice Dressing

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Do try this season- appropriate dressing on your favorite spinach salad. Pomegranate Dressing 6 Tbsp pomegranate juice 3 Tbsp olive oil 2 tsp Dijon mustard 1 small clove garlic, minced ¼ tsp  sea salt Freshly ground pepper to taste Instructions Whisk dressing ingredients in a small bowl. The dressing will keep in a covered container… Read More

Patty’s Pumpkin Bread

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In honor of Autumn, I made a loaf of pumpkin bread with my two little grand babies. We used organic, canned pumpkin, but by all means use pumpkin that you haver baked and pureed yourself! Patty’s Pumpkin Bread Preheat oven to 350 degrees, making sure the oven rack is in the middle of the oven… Read More

Mushroom Stroganoff

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If it’s stroganoff season it must be Autumn! Of course, you can make this recipe using beef, but I prefer mushrooms. Mushroom Stroganoff Try this recipe using a variety of mushrooms: shitake, portobello, maitake, oyster, etc.   Ingredients: 3 tblsp olive oil 1 large onion, chopped 4 cups sliced mushrooms, of your choosing 1 1/2… Read More

Summer Harvest

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The warm months of summer offers us cooling foods with high water content for hydration such as peaches, melons, tomatoes and cucumbers, just to name a few. Depending on where you live, the August choices can vary. In hotter climates spinach and cilantro might have already bolted, but in cooler climates they are at their… Read More