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Homemade Pumpkin Butter Recipe: Big Batch in an Oven Roaster

There is no better Fall breakfast (in my humble opinion!) than rich, velvety pumpkin butter slathered on toast with a cup of coffee. This homemade pumpkin butter is made with apple cider, aromatic spices, sliced ginger and a bit of orange liqueur. A video of how to can it for holiday gift giving is included. …

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Quick Pickled Green Tomatoes: Without Canning

Left with a bunch of green tomatoes as the tomato season died down? Pickling green tomatoes is a delicious way to use them and you don’t need to fuss with canning equipment in this quick pickle recipe. Jump to: RECIPE | Are they safe? | Green Tomato Varieties vs Unripe Tomatoes | Canning vs Refrigerator …

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Easy Pork Chile Colorado with Cactus (Nopales)

This recipe for pork and nopales (cactus) is a traditional Mexican lunch or dinner. This version of Chile Colorado is made with pork and an enchilada spice blend, rather than using dried, and then rehydrated, peppers. It saves a lot of time and is much easier to use a good powdered spice blend (recipe for …

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Tuscan Sausage Bean Stew with Cabbage: Slow Carb

One of my resolutions this year is to include more vegetables in my recipes, but always with the criteria that they must be full of flavor and simple to cook. No bland vegetables allowed! This Tuscan dish is a sausage been stew with Winter cabbage as the vegetable. It is a full-flavored, slow carb comfort …

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Pumpkin Pancakes: Stovetop or Sheetpan for a Crowd

Some of the tastiest Winter squash varieties are gigantic, resulting in leftover pumpkin/squash puree after cooking. What to do with it? Make some delicious, savory (or sweet) pumpkin pancakes! Pumpkin pancakes work equally well with canned pumpkin. Bonus: you can make them in a skillet or baked in a sheetpan. Jump to: RECIPE | Savory …

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Mexican Pumpkin Soup with Smoky Ancho Peppers

Pumpkin Ancho Soup, whether made with small pie pumpkins, butternut squash or any of the heirloom squash varieties is a creamy, hearty soup, spiced up with smoky ancho peppers to enhance the cozy warmth. Jump to: RECIPE | Best Squash for Soup | Recipe Ingredients | Substitutions for Ingredients | Roasting vs Slow Cooker | …

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Preserving Fresh Herbs as Homemade Herbal Infused Salts

Summer offers an abundance and variety of fresh herbs that are so much better to cook with than the dried herbs of Winter. There are many ways to preserve fresh herbs for year-round cooking, and making herbal salts is one of the easiest preservation methods. Keep these salts by your stove for a burst of …

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Best Tomatoes for Slicing, Sauces or Salads

Whether you want to use heirloom tomatoes for making a spaghetti sauce, a caprese salad, a tomato tartine or a simple BLT, it is important to choose the right tomato for your intended use. This roundup of heirloom tomatoes will help you decide the best variety to select at a farmers’ market or to grow …

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Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Chai Filling

Pumpkin whoopie pies are an easy cake-like cookie treat, generally made with cream cheese filling. This recipe amps it up a notch by adding warming chai spices to the filling and making the pumpkin cookie with browned butter. Jump to: RECIPE | What is a Whoopie Pie? | Chai Filling | Substitutions Where Does the …

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