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Kale and Carrot Salad

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Marisa

Last Sunday, my beloved Headhouse Square Farmers’ Market reopened for the the 2010 season. It was such a joy to stroll the Headhouse Shambles with my regular Sunday morning pals and greet the many familiar farmers. As so often happens … Continue reading →

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Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies from Good to the Grain

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Marisa

During my childhood, my mother was notorious for slipping whole wheat flour into baked goods in place of white flour. In her hands, this led to pie crusts that fell to pieces when sliced (I imagine her tendency to reduce … Continue reading →

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Vegetable-Stuffed Quinoa Salad with Pesto Dressing

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Marisa

Last September, I spent a frantic Friday evening processing two gallons of freshly picked basil into pesto. I was leaving early the next morning for a long weekend, and couldn’t bear the idea of allowing it to wilt into sludge. … Continue reading →

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Pear Cake

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Marisa

Last summer (as you may remember), I went through a period where I canned a lot of fruit whole. That’s right, I just popped it into the jars, poured a syrup over top and processed. I wrote about the plums … Continue reading →

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Charoses Inspired Jam for Passover

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Marisa

A couple of weeks ago, I got the most inspired idea from a reader. Knowing that Passover is around the corner, she wondered whether it would be possible to make a jam based on charoses (also spelled charoset), one of … Continue reading →

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Jam-filled Hamantaschen

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Marisa

I am always looking for ways to use jam beyond spreading it on toast/pancakes/scones. Particularly the three jars of blackberry jam I’ve had in the back of the fridge since September 2008. They’re in the refrigerator, as opposed to on … Continue reading →

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Three-Citrus Marmalade Recipe

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Marisa

One of the very first recipes I posted to this blog was one for Orange-Ginger Marmalade. I’m having a bit of a hard time wrapping my brain around the fact that I’ve nearly cooked my way through an entire year … Continue reading →

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Maple-Banana Bread

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Marisa

We got 28.5 inches of snow here in Philadelphia over the last 24 hours. I bought oranges, lemons and grapefruit yesterday before the storm hit, thinking that I might take advantage of the snow day and make a batch of … Continue reading →

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Canned Clementines for the Can Jam

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Marisa

Dear friends, I have an update on this recipe and it’s a bummer. I don’t recommend that you can clementines in this fashion. I was all excited about being able to can clementine segments, but I found that when they … Continue reading →

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Meyer Lemon Curd

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Marisa

The first time I tasted lemon curd, I fell powerfully and intensely in love with its tart creaminess. I was 11 years old and my family had received a jar of homemade lemon curd from my cousins in Walnut Creek, … Continue reading →

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