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Recipe: Orange Sautéed Apples

Adapted from Mark Bittman for the New York Times Ingredients 4 apples, thinly sliced 4 tablespoons butter 1 cup fresh cranberries 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon orange zest Preparation Melt butter over medium heat. Add apples and cranberries; cover, turn the

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Recipe: Grilled Apricots

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This week’s recipe comes to us from our friend, Lauren Hollander of HonestFoodieBlog. For more recipes you can pick up her new e-book, Shut Up and Eat: A Foodie’s Guide to Growing, Cooking and Eating Food, on amazon.  Ingredients 4

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Recipe: Middle Eastern Chicken Sandwich with Chutney and Mint

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  Ingredients 2 chicken breasts 1 onion 1⁄2 cup dried apricots, chopped Baharat spice mix (see happychildcsa.com for recipe) 1⁄4 cup olive oil 2 cloves of garlic, minced 1 tbsp of parsley,finely chopped 1 tbsp of mint, finely chopped plus

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Citrus and Spice and Everything Nice

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As a chef, I love spending hours preparing a dish, tinkering with the recipe, and then taking the time to sit and fully enjoy what I have cooked. But during the work day I have found that it is important

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Farm Focus: Frog Hollow Dried Fruit

There is a brief period of time at Frog Hollow Farm where there is no fruit to harvest. The last citrus has been picked and the first stone fruits are beginning to show their form. This time opens the perfect

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  • Recipe: DIY Orange Soda

    Via Food52

    Ingredients:

    4 oranges
    1 lime
    1 cup granulated sugar
    Lemon lime seltzer water

    Method:

    Zest the oranges and the lime and add all o…

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