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In Simply Me, I will share my experiences as I cook through all the recipes in Simply in Season. Through this process I hope to discover simple ways of preparing local, healthy foods and learn more about nutrition, sustainability, and how our eating choices impact the world.
I’ll bet you can guess the secret ingredient! In the summer, it’s zucchini. In the winter, it can be beets. Because if you add vegetables, it cancels out all the calories, right? FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Secret Chocolate Cake 2 (read full article)
I cheaped out and used regular walnuts instead of black walnuts for this recipe from Simply in Season. But I did get a chance to actually use my Cooks Illustrated online subscription because it didn’t include a recipe for the frosting. It turn (read full article)
This is the pie that I made for DH’s family. When it came out of the oven, I was like “oh crap,” because it was still quite watery. I prayed that it would set up by the time we got around to eating it. After the Apple Rice Stuffing (read full article)
Please excuse the quality of this photo, as it was taken at MIL’s house at 6 PM in her kitchen on a snowy Michigan evening. I’m starting to feel like a failure at this Dark Days Challenge thing. I had a meal planned for tonight, but was (read full article)
So, DH and I decided to make dinner for his mom, sister, and grandparents for a belated Christmas celebration. On Christmas Day, his mom was in the hospital with pneumonia. No fun. I was a little nervous because I have never cooked for them before, (read full article)
Don’t you love weekends where you actually have time to make a real breakfast? Or maybe you’re one of those people who has time to make a real breakfast every morning. For me, it’s a special treat. And this waffle/topping combinatio (read full article)
Simply in Season says this can be made with fewer apples (it calls for FIVE cups), but if you’re making APPLE cake, I say go for the whole enchilada. So yeah, you’re going to need to get out three bowls. In one, you’ll need to put (read full article)
Can I just say, my new food processor is wicked fast? This recipe was perfect for testing it out. I was a bit skeptical when I saw this recipe in the Main Dishes section of Simply in Season. Potatoes, butter, cheese . . . didn’t really seem li (read full article)
I was so excited to try this dish from Simply in Season, because I LOVE the sausage from Cresswick. I decided to make this my Dark Days Challenge post for the week since almost all the ingredients are local. Begin by piercing 4-6 links of sausage, an (read full article)
No, you don’t have deja vu. This is a repost of the Potato Soup recipe that was eaten by the interweb. Hope you enjoy it! “While seasonality will drive your choice of ingredients, the weather will drive your decision as to how to prepare and (read full article)
Reposting because the server ate my original post . . . “A breakfast treat that’s also a good snack when baked in a mini-muffin tin,” says Simply in Season. I say, wow! Chock full of goodness! It feels like they threw everything but the kitch (read full article)
Reposting because the server ate my original post . . . “A breakfast treat that’s also a good snack when baked in a mini-muffin tin,” says Simply in Season. I say, wow! Chock full of goodness! It feels like they threw everything but the kitch (read full article)
The official challenge is 4 weeks along, but this is my first DDC post. This has actually been more difficult than I thought it would be. I was going to make soup. But wait, I don’t have any bread made from local grains. I was going to make bak (read full article)
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