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May 06

Five Minute Fruit Salad

I have mentioned before that my oldest son has had cancer and is mentally impaired. He goes to a special school, where they teach daily living skills and some vocational skills.  Today was their spring craft sale, where they sell items made by the (read full article)

fruit, salad

Apr 07

Carrot Pineapple Salad

I hope you have all been enjoying the Easter season! I've been under the weather, my son came home with a bad head cold right before Easter break began and generously shared it with me. Needless to say there has not been much cooking going on here. I (read full article)

fruit, raw, recipe, salad, Vegan

Nov 17

Cranberry Applesauce

I make this cran-applesauce each year for Thanksgiving and we all enjoy it. Put the ingredients in your slow cooker and it takes care of itself while you cook the rest of the meal. My family prefers this to the traditional cranberry sauce, and I make (read full article)

fruit, recipe, salad

Nov 07

Vegan Cranberry Muffins

Here's a sweet saturday treat. The cold weather has inspired me to bake this week, and I couldn't resist using cranberries. Since they are only available in the fall, I buy a few extra bags and freeze them. They keep well for at least 12 months. I l (read full article)

Dessert, fruit, muffins, recipe, Vegan

Oct 13

Crockpot Applesauce

Homemade applesauce is a great, easy fall treat. It has been unseasonably cold here, we didn't have much of a summer and it looks like we're not going to have much fall either. So warm applesauce is especially appealing right now. I put the ingredien (read full article)

fruit, recipe

Oct 05

Pecan Stuffed Baked Apples

The scent of apples and cinnamon wafting through the house is wonderful. Fruit is usually my dessert of choice, and usually raw. But occasionally I like to bake it, it smells so delicious, and warm fruit fresh from the oven is so comforting on a cris (read full article)

Dessert, fruit, recipe, snacks

Sep 09

Plum Quick Bread

 We eat a lot of fruit, but occasionally  I buy too much and it starts to get overripe before we can eat it all. I do not like to waste, so I come up with recipes to use it up. I never feel guilty about making the occasional dessert since I use mai (read full article)

breads and pizza crust, Dessert, fruit

Sep 01

Stuffed Bartlett Pears

This is a healthy, simple yet elegant dessert, the perfect way to end any vegetarian meal. It can easily be veganized by substituting agave nectar for the honey. I came up with this as a way to use up some slightly overripe pears. It is so simple (read full article)

Dessert, fruit, recipe

Aug 21

Apricot Custard

This is a simple dessert that makes use of the luscious apricots I found at the farmer's market, along with the eggs I got there. I had some cream left over from the fresh tomato soup I made earlier this week, so I used it, but I have made this befor (read full article)

Dessert, fruit, recipe

Aug 12

Raw Pear Cookies

It will soon be back to school, so I am trying to come up with healthy ideas for the kids to take in their lunches. I helped my son lose 80 lbs. over two years ago, so it is especially important for him to have yummy, healthy things to take in his lu (read full article)

Dessert, fruit, raw, recipe, snacks

Aug 06

One For The Now And Eleven For The Later

Or 42 for the later to be more exact. Yep, I have canned 42 jars of delectable homemade jam. I have been working on these all week. This morning I did the above blueberry jam. Earlier in the week I canned peach and plum jams shown here: And in July I (read full article)

fruit

Aug 05

Finally Some Summer Grilling

It's been unseasonably cool here this summer. You may note in the photo there are only 2 cherry tomatoes. That is exactly how many ripe tomatoes I have been able to pick so far this summer. It's been a very disappointing growing season.We finally had (read full article)

fruit, recipe, tempeh, veggies

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