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Crisp season

Crisps are a great summer dessert. They are quick and easy to make and are a smart way to use up an abundance of berries and rhubarb. Here's one trick to make it even simpler - make up a double batch of crisp topping from and keep it in the refrigerator

Posted Jul 22 2008, 03:10 PM by Peggy with no comments

Filed under: baking

How does your garden grow?

I do not have a green thumb. I've been known to kill the hardiest of house plants. Despite this, I have great aspirations to grow fruits and vegetables and I'm not talking about just a few salad tomatoes. Ultimately I'd love to grow enough

Posted Jul 10 2008, 01:36 PM by Peggy with 4 comment(s)

Filed under: canning, garden

4th of July Foods

What are you making for your 4th of July parties? I'm heading to my husband's hometown this weekend and will be making Watermelon Slice Cookies and Patriotic Cupcakes. Not into cake mix? Neither am I but I love the look of those very cute cupcakes

Posted Jul 02 2008, 09:37 AM by Peggy with no comments

Filed under: recipes, holiday, baking

New web page

Check out a brand new page on the Taste of Home web site! Click on 'Recipes' in the top navigation bar and scroll to 'Recipes We Need' at the bottom of the dropdown box. The recipe requests listed on this page are direct from our Food

Posted Jun 19 2008, 09:27 AM by Peggy with no comments

We need your recipes

We know you make delicious recipes every day for your family and friends and we’d like you to share them with us. Right now Simple & Delicious magazine is in need of entrees that can be made in 30 minutes or less . They need entrees that include beef

Posted Jun 10 2008, 02:05 PM by Peggy with no comments

Filed under: recipes

Where's the food in my food?

There is a whole aisle of bread at my local grocery store but you wouldn't know it by reading the ingredients listed on the bread bags. Bread is basically four simple ingredients: flour, yeast, water and salt. I have a bread bag at my desk from one

Posted Jun 02 2008, 02:37 PM by Peggy with 2 comment(s)

Filed under: processed food, food additives, Michael Pollan

Should I eat bananas?

They are a staple on my weekly grocery list, a highly nutritious food, convenient to pack in workday lunches but should I be eating bananas? What about pineapple? Trendy pomegranates? Strawberries in early May? Those are all foods that 'they'

Posted May 12 2008, 02:11 PM by Peggy with 2 comment(s)

Filed under: eating locally, locavore

buying from a local farmer

I've recently started looking into buy beef, eggs and chicken directly from a local farmer. Not only will it support my local community but I can choose a farmer that farms in an environmentally responsible way, treats the animals humanely and does

Posted May 07 2008, 01:09 PM by Peggy with 6 comment(s)

Filed under: local, farms, grass fed

Mother's Day

Mother's Day is right around the corner and my husband and I are looking forward to hosting this year; both of our mothers will be coming. We'll be eating at noon but I'm on the fence about whether I'd like to serve brunch or lunch. I

Posted Apr 28 2008, 02:19 PM by Peggy with 2 comment(s)

Filed under: Mother's Day

April Fools Food!

Are you a prankster? Coming up short on tricks to play for April Fool's Day? Then try a fun food to surprise your family at dinner tonight like April Fools Berry Soda . The recipe calls for fresh strawberries, blueberries and raspberries but feel

Posted Apr 01 2008, 09:17 AM by Peggy with no comments

Filed under: April Fool's

What we're working on

The holidays often get out of synch here at Taste of Home - in 'real life' we just celebrated Easter complete with ham, asparagus and lemon pie for dessert but the test kitchen staff is decorating Christmas cookies, baking pumpkin pies and roasting

Posted Mar 24 2008, 01:48 PM by Peggy with no comments

Cravings

What foods do you crave? There is no heistation to my answer - chocolate. A close second would be cookies. If there is a cookie with chocolate within my arm's reach, look out! For some it might be freshly baked bread or salty snack foods, but for

Posted Mar 11 2008, 07:52 AM by Peggy with 4 comment(s)

Filed under: chocolate, cravings

Foods of the Emerald Isle

My husband and I just got back from a trip to Ireland. It's been at the top of our list of places we'd like to visit and my grandfather was born in Belfast so we were very excited to go. 'Pub grub' was our staple while we were there. However

Posted Mar 05 2008, 02:43 PM by Peggy with 7 comment(s)

Filed under: Ireland

Holiday Traditions

We do find comfort in the traditions of the holiday season, don't we? Otherwise they wouldn't become traditions. Learning about the holiday traditions of other families is a lot like watching a National Geographic special about the mysterious

Posted Dec 27 2007, 11:18 AM by Peggy with no comments

Filed under: tradition holiday Christmas

Holiday baking

I love to bake but during the holidays I've been known to overdo it. Much like great expectations of family reunions that some people have this time of year, I have a glowing vision of myself in the kitchen happliy baking away to my favorite Christmas

Posted Dec 18 2007, 12:53 PM by Peggy with no comments

Filed under: holiday baking christmas cookies pumpkin scones

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