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Baked Pears with Crystallized Ginger, Cinnamon, and Star Anise

September 25, 2017 by Sheila

Baked Pears with Crystallized Ginger, Cinnamon, and Star Anise

It’s been awhile since the pear tree in front of our house was in bloom. Many pears and apples are every-other-year producers. There’s probably a botanical name for this, but I’m too busy picking fallen pears off the ground so the deer won’t get hit by cars each twilight, that I really don’t have time…

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Key Lime Indian Pickle

January 16, 2017 by Sheila

Indian Pickle

This is the actual yellow of these Key limes. Key Lime Indian Pickle   Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 5 mins Total time 20 mins   An exquisite side-dish for any Indian or Southeast Asian cuisine. Recipe By: Sheila McDuffie Cuisine: Indian Serves: 1 pint Ingredients 12 Key limes or 8 limes, cut…

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Rhubarb, Raspberry, and Grand Marnier Crisp

June 18, 2016 by Sheila

Rhubarb and Raspberry Crisp with Grand Marnier and Crystallized Ginger

Who can wait? Certainly not me. Forget that giving-up-sugar thing, please. Rhubarb is at it’s peak season right now. No raspberries yet but I slipped some in from the health food store for color and taste.. Frozen will do. Saw a sign for pick-your-own strawberries up the road. Maybe I should haul myself over there…

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Wild Rice, Nut and Dried Fruit Stuffed Cheese Pumpkin

May 6, 2016 by Sheila

Wild Rice Stuffed Winter Squas

What happened to Spring? Well, I have this cheese pumpkin that has been wintering in my mudroom, there was a huge pot of wild rice leftover from my the Grains, Beans and Legumes class, and I like to use up my dried fruit this time of year to clear out the pantry shelves for the…

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Pear, Almond, Ginger Syrup Caramel Cake

November 30, 2014 by Sheila

Pear, Almond, Ginger Cake

A simple cake I made to utilize the ginger sugar syrup leftover from the crystallized ginger post.  Last month the pears were dropping in dozens daily from the tree in the front yard. The rush was on. Between the dozen or so deer that come through here nightly and me, the  challenge was on to…

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Tabouli with Figs, Almonds, Orange, Parsley, and Ginger

November 22, 2014 by Sheila

Tabouli Salad

Tabouli with Figs, Almonds, Orange, Parsley, and Ginger   Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 5 mins Total time 20 mins   Recipe By: Sheila McDuffie Cuisine: Lebanese Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients 1½ cups tabouli (cracked bulgar) 1½ cups boiling hot water 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped 6 figs, cut in 8…

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Crystallized Ginger

November 4, 2014 by Sheila

Crystallized Ginger

The freshly dug, young ginger that I got the other week at the farmers’ market wasn’t going to last forever, so why not make crystallized ginger! It’s so adorable, with it’s sweet bite awakening cakes, cookies, juices, dessert toppings, scones, etc. It’s been on my Martha Stewart Not-So-Everyday List for 20 years. I sugared lilacs…

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So glad that you stopped by! Please join me in my garden and kitchen on our tiny, little farm in gorgeous Bucks County, PA. As the seasons progress, we’ll gather and prepare an abundance of vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers, visit markets, and do a little foraging and preserving. -Sheila

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