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Bruschetta Quiche

March 28, 2014

Finally, the chickens have returned to laying eggs on a regular basis. This is how I know spring is surely here! This week I found myself needing to use up eggs. My all time favorite way to use up eggs is to make quiche. Try serving this lighter variety quiche with a salad or a…

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Desserts Recipes

Blueberry Orange Loaf Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

February 15, 2014

I was inspired to get baking when I came across a cake on Pinterest from The Novice Chef. I changed the recipe up a little bit to decrease the sugar and suit my family’s needs. This cake is dense and moist. What came out of the oven was something so delicious and life altering, it…

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Main Dishes Recipes Soups

Homemade Mushroom and Rice Soup

February 10, 2014

I’ve been under the weather this past week and trying to resume eating. I haven’t really eaten anything in days and have decided to ease back into it with soups. I have always loved soups and this past week, I was inspired by Once Upon a Time in a Bed of Wildflowers’ link up to…

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Desserts Recipes

How to Make Snow Ice Cream

January 3, 2014

We were hit hard by the first blizzard of 2014. The winds were incredible and I could barely sleep a wink worrying about the chickens, how our 10 pound dog would manage in the snow drifts, and how to contain the excitement of two young children ready to pounce in the snow at first chance.Read…

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Main Dishes Recipes

Cheese Tortellini and Basil Bake

November 20, 2013

Yesterday, was one of those crazy, busy days and there did not seem to be enough time in the day. The majority of our day was occupied by a trip up to Boston. What should have been a 4 hour trip turned into a 7 hour ordeal. Exhausted, I came home and crashed. My son…

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Main Dishes Recipes Soups

Chicken Curry and Rice Soup

October 21, 2013

I have a deep love for Indian food. When we go out to eat it is almost always one of my favorite places to go. Last night, I was craving Indian food, but I was so wiped out from a most exhausting week that I was too tired to make the trip. So I decided…

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Recipes Sides

Apple Pie Jam the Old Fashioned Way

October 11, 2013

A couple of nights ago, I finally did something that I had been wanting to do for years. I attended a jam making workshop at the Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen in Sandwich, Massachusetts. For years, I had been intrigued by this kitchen’s rich history dating back to the early 1900s.Read more

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Recipes Sides

Beach Plum Jam and Jelly

August 29, 2013

I was craving beach plum jam. A few days ago we went searching for wild beach plums on the shores of Cape Cod. I had never heard of beach plums until I moved here and I was told that they are incredibly difficult to find due to the loss of their natural habitat. Beach…

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Appetizers Recipes

Crab Cakes

July 21, 2013

Living by the sea has wonderful opportunities for families. One of my favorite things to do is to head on down to the local inlet and go crabbing. Sometimes we only catch a few and other times, we fill an entire bucket. The quantity never seems to matter, the fun is always there. Somehow, someone…

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Main Dishes Recipes

A Taste of Thai Stir-Fry

May 20, 2013

Serves 4 Sitr-fry Ingredients: 4 boneless chicken breasts-cut into stripsRead more

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Bruschetta Quiche

Blueberry Orange Loaf Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Homemade Mushroom and Rice Soup

How to Make Snow Ice Cream

Cheese Tortellini and Basil Bake

Chicken Curry and Rice Soup

Apple Pie Jam the Old Fashioned Way

Beach Plum Jam and Jelly

Crab Cakes

A Taste of Thai Stir-Fry

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