Recipes by ValleyWriter
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Homemade Applesauce & Apple ButterHere it is - the much promised apple post. That's how I spent my Monday afternoon (well, it started on Sunday to tell the truth) - canning applesauce and apple butter.Last year was my first year making applesauce. I laugh now thinking back at how intimated I was by the thought. Seriously, this has to be one of the easiest recipes out… |
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Sunday Suppers - Lemon Pepper Pasta PrimaveraSunday Suppers are back! On tonight's menu (drum roll please.........) fresh pasta!! I love, love, love fresh pasta. And it really is pretty simple to make. But it's messy. And it takes a while. So - it does end up being a special meal for us. Hence, it's perfect for Sundays!I've never made flavored pasta before, but I've been toying… |
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Pesto Rotini with Shrimp & Summer Squash (aka CSA Cleanout Pasta)Pesto Rotini with Shrimp & Summer Squash (aka CSA Cleanout Pasta)I pick up our CSA share every Monday night on my way home from work. Since I never know exactly what I'll be getting that night, I always plan Monday night's dinner as a kind of clean out… |
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Healthier Fish TacosHealthier Fish TacosMy husband's company is headquartered in southern California and ever since his first visit there, any time he hears mention of fish tacos, he tells me how wonderful they are in California and that we should try to make them sometime. I've always been reluctant to try since most of the recipes I've seen use… |
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Christmas Cookie Extravaganza 2009Christmas Cookie Extravaganza 2009Last year, I did my 2-day cookie blitz the weekend before Christmas. This year, I made just as many cookies, but was smart enough to spread it out a little over the last week. I'm really happy I chose to do that because this year, I'm not exhausted and sick of cookies at the end of it all like I was… |
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Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Ravioli in a Sage Brown Butter SauceAnyone who knows me well knows that I do not like cold weather, and as a consequence, I'm not particularly enamored with fall and winter. It's not so much the cooler temps that we get in the fall that bother me. It's the fact that fall is the faithful, unfailing predecessor to winter. There is no other option; no turning back. Once… |
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A little pick-me-upI've been under the weather for the last few days. Probably the flu, my doctor says. Whatever it was - it wasn't fun. I sat on the couch for 4 days watching bad reality TV (but it always feels so good!) and sleeping. I think my greatest accomplishment on Thursday was putting a load of laundry in the washer. Mind you, it only made it… |
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Another Great Year of Pioneer Valley Apple PickingMr. ValleyWriter and I took advantage of a few sunny, warm hours this past weekend (trust me, they've been too far and few between here in the Pioneer Valley lately) to go on our annual apple picking trip. Last year, we went to Round Hill Orchard in Southampton (check out that experience here). This year, we decided to try a different… |
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Fresh Tomato Basil Sauce (in the crockpot!)I have always wanted to try my hand at homemade spaghetti sauce. Unfortunately, tomatoes usually come into season here just as soon as the temps reach 90+ degrees, with the humidity 80% or more. Yeah - not exactly the type of weather that you want to be boiling something on the stove for hours in. This year, the hot weather stayed at… |
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A new twist on Thanksgiving squash - Cranberry, Apple & Butternut BakeLast fall, my mom served this amazing butternut squash bake for a family get-together and ever since then, I crave it every time I see butternut. This bake is sweet, yet tart and beautifully colorful. I think it would make a great addition to any… |
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