So who knew that there were so many varieties of winter squash?! Since I never turn down a “freebee” and my friend Jen gave me a number of fresh squash from her garden recently, I had to go to work on the Internet trying to figure out what one of the varieties of winter squash […]
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Baked Acorn Squash with Maple & Rosemary
This is a sweet and savory way to prepare squash. My friend Jen brought over a bunch of fresh garden tomatoes and several squash for us to enjoy last week. Bill and I really like all types of squash, but prefer the Acorn variety in particular. It is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges […]
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I remember Bill’s family serving “fruit dip” at many of the bridal and baby showers when we were younger. It was always a bright pink color and recall that it was made by mixing a few simple ingredients including dry jello mix. I recall that it had a bright, sweet and sort of a tangy […]
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I’ve almost always got the mini sweet peppers on hand! They have become a refrigerator staple and we eat as many raw as we do cooked. It’s one of the vegetables I can easily get Bill to eat so I buy them at Costco in the large bag. They are far more cost effective than […]
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There are so many types of squash readily available during this season that I have a hard time controlling what I purchase! During these times when the wonderful produce is available I often struggle with limiting how many and/or how much I bring home. Most of the year we are very limited here in the […]
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