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Category Archives: Preserves
Simple Apple Tarts Using Local Farm Ingredients
One of my favorite treats are simple handmade tarts because they give me an opportunity to test flavor combinations and don’t require much time to make. These sweet little apple tarts are an easy treat to make when … Continue reading
Posted in Dessert, Fall, Freezing & Canning, General, Preserves, Recipes, Seasonal Eating, Second Harvest, Snack, Winter
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Pumpkin Pie Smoothies at the Homesteading Fair
This creamy smoothie tastes like a frozen pumpkin pie but includes healthy roasted winter squash, frozen cantaloupe and dehydrated peaches along with pecans and sorghum. Continue reading
Posted in Dairy-Free, Drinks, Fall, Freezing & Canning, General, Gluten-Free, Preserves, Recipes, Seasonal Eating, Second Harvest, Summer, Vegetarian
Tagged #locavore, #realfood, Chapel Hill, easy recipe, Fair, gluten free, healthy, Homesteading, kid friendly, north carolina agriculture, organic, seasonal food, sustainable agriculture, tarheel foodie, Whole Foods
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Maple Syrup Candied Ginger
Three pantry items from one “candy” process. Using organic Appalachian Mountain maple syrup, fresh organic local ginger rhizomes and pure maple sugar combine with a little heat to create a year’s worth of ginger infused maple syrup, ginger infused maple sugar and maple syrup candied ginger. Continue reading
Posted in Dairy-Free, Dessert, General, Nut-Free, Preserves, Recipes, Second Harvest, Snack, Vegetarian, Year-Round
Tagged #appalachianmountains, #ChapelHill, #FarmersMarket, #localfood, #locavore, #realfood, #SouthDurham, Carrboro, cooking classes, durham, easy recipe, farmers market, foodie, fresh ginger, ginger root, gluten free, maple sugar, maple syrup, Old Salem, organic, seasonal, second harvest, sustainable farming, tarheel foodie, tarheelfoodie, Western Wake
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Strawberry Madeleines for Mother’s Day
Dealing with 25 pounds of any fruit can be challenging, especially when you need to clean and store it as quickly as possible to retain the best flavor. That’s probably why most folks resort to canning or freezing. So it … Continue reading
Posted in Dessert, Preserves, Recipes, Spring, Year-Round
Tagged cooking classes, easy recipe, madeleine, Mother's Day, seasonal food, second harvest, strawberry, sustainable agriculture, tea cake
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Strawberry Mini Muffins
Use your own strawberry preserves to make this little mini muffins anytime during the year. Continue reading
Posted in Preserves, Recipes, Second Harvest, Snack, Spring
Tagged #localfood, #locavore, #realfood, biodynamic grown, cooking classes, easy recipe, farmers market, Hillsborough NC, kid friendly, organic, Raleigh Downtown Farmers Market, seasonal food, second harvest, strawberries, sustainable agriculture, Sweet Charlie Strawberries, tarheel foodie, tarheelfoodie, Whitted Bowers Farm
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Strawberry, Lavender & Honey Jam
Organic spring strawberries blended with garden lavender & local honey creates a subtle alternative to standard store bought jam. Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Dessert, General, Preserves, Recipes, Second Harvest, Snack, Spring, Vegetarian, Year-Round
Tagged #localfood, #locavore, biodynamic grown, carolina, Carroboro Farmers Market, Cary Farmers Market, durham, Durham Farmers Market, easy recipe, Eater, Eno River Farmers Market, foodie, gluten free, Hillsborough NC, lavender, Midtown Farmers Market, NC agriculture, organic, Raleigh Downtown Farmers Market, seasonal food, second harvest, strawberries, sustainable agriculture, tarheel, tarheel foodie, tarheelfoodie, wake forest, Western Wake Farmers Market, Whitted Bowers Farm
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Applesauce & Fig Cake
A cake made with both summer and fall fruits. Use fresh-made applesauce and stored fig preserves in the fall or canned applesauce and fresh figs in the summer. Delightfully light with tea, coffee, or ice cream. Continue reading
Posted in Dessert, Fall, General, Preserves, Recipes, Summer
Tagged #localfood, #locavore, #realfood, applesauce, canning, easy recipe, figs, kid friendly, Midtown Farmers Market, NOFO, preserves, Raleigh Downtown Farmers Market, seasonal food, second harvest, sustainable agriculture, tarheel foodie, tarheelfoodie, Western Wake Farmers Market
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Tomato Jam in the heat of the Summer
Fresh summer tomato jam can be stored in the freezer for months and used on meatloaf, burgers or spicy sausages. Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Preserves, Recipes, Summer, Vegetarian
Tagged #localfood, #realfood, carolina foodie, easy recipe, farmers market, healthy, heirloom tomatoes, kid friendly, Midtown Farmers Market, NC agriculture, NOFO, Raleigh, Raleigh Downtown Farmers Market, seasonal food, second harvest, State Farmers' Market Restaurant, sungold tomatoes, sustainable agriculture, sustainable farming, Western Wake Farmers Market
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