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Sweet Onion Tomato Sauce with Gnocchi

March 8, 2018

Gnocchi with sweet onion tomato sauce

A rich, creamy pasta sauce with sweet onions, savory tomatoes, peppery seasonings and sharp parmesan. This sauce is versatile and easy to throw together with things you probably already have. Have you ever noticed how much colder it feels when it’s already been warm and the temperature dips back down?

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Filed Under: Comfort Food, Dinner, Italian, Pasta, Recipe, Sauces, Vegetarian, Winter

Pumpkin Spice Steel Cut Oatmeal

January 25, 2018

A white bowl of pumpkin spice steel cut oatmeal with milk, butter, cinnamon and pepitas beside a milk cup on a white cloth napkin.

Hearty steel-cut oats toasted in browned butter get the full pumpkin spice treatment with real pumpkin puree, serious spice and less sugar than your average PS treat. A batch can feed a brunch bunch, or be stored in the refrigerator for a week of healthy breakfasts.

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Comfort Food, Fall, Make-ahead, Meal Prep, Recipe, Slow Food, Vegetarian, Winter

New Year’s Lentil Soup with Sausage Meatballs

January 1, 2018

Lentil Soup with Sausage Meatballs

This savory Italian-inspired soup is filled with earthy lentils, infused with aromatic herbs and peppered with tender meatballs. Lentils are a New Year’s tradition, but this soup is great anytime. Happy New Year! What are your New Year’s resolutions? I have mixed feelings on New Year’s Eve and New Years. On the one hand, I think it’s a little overblown. Reasons: I already stay up past midnight most days…

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Filed Under: Dinner, Holiday, Recipe, Slow Food, Soup, Winter

West Virginia Creamed Turkey

December 24, 2017

West Virginia Creamed Turkey served over High-Rise Buttermilk Biscuits Supreme and Mashed Potatoes

Savory turkey in a rich, creamy sauce is perfect over flaky biscuits and mashed potatoes. Pimentos add unexpected brightness. This West Virginia favorite is the ultimate comfort food, and the best way to use leftover turkey. I would imagine most kids don’t exactly look forward to “hot lunch” days…

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Filed Under: Comfort Food, Dinner, Recipe, Winter

Maple Brown Sugar Pavlova with Raspberry Compote

November 24, 2017

Maple Brown Sugar Pavlova with Whipped Cream being spread on top

A light and airy dessert with fluffy maple brown sugar meringue, velvety maple whipped cream, and tangy raspberry compote. We are waist-deep in the season of all-pumpkin-everything. Pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin bagels, pumpkin butter, pumpkin festivals and, of course, pumpkin pie. Listen…

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Filed Under: Baking, Dessert, Fall, Recipe, Winter

THE Poblano Green Chicken Chili

October 7, 2017

Poblano Green Chicken Chili with tortilla chips

This comforting chili is packed with layer after layer of flavor. Smoky roasted peppers and garlic mingle with rich tomatillos, silky beans and tender chicken for a complex but familiar flavor. Poblano peppers, known best for chiles rellenos, lead the way with soft, savory heat.  This recipe is not just chili. This is THE Chili….

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Filed Under: Dinner, Mexican, Recipe, Slow Food, Soup, Winter

Ravioli with Pea Pesto Cream Sauce

March 7, 2017

Ravioli in Pea Pesto Sauce, topped with tomatoes

Silky, cheesy pea pesto sauce makes ravioli shine with ingredients you might just already have in your kitchen. This rich dish feels indulgent, but sneaks in extra veggies and is easy enough for a weeknight meal. Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been cleaning out my kitchen to make things organized, clean and fresh.

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Filed Under: Adaptable for Vegetarians, Dinner, Italian, Pasta, Recipe, Sauces, Spring, Winter

Holiday Stuffed Baked Brie with Rosemary-Infused Cranberry Sauce

December 29, 2016

Holiday Baked Brie with Rosemary-Infused Cranberry Sauce topped with pecans and sugar

Gooey, nutty melted brie and tangy-sweet cranberry sauce stuffed in a crispy, golden-brown puff pastry crust. Rosemary and orange notes and a topping of sugar and pecans makes this a perfect holiday party appetizer. Christmas may be over, but we still have some of the holiday season to go…

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Filed Under: Fall, Holiday, Party, Recipe, Vegetarian, Winter

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