The cool and chilly fall weather has me craving all types of soup! I love a good squash soup, and Taproot Farm’s Honeynut Winter Squash are perfect for a sweet and flavorful soup base. This recipe is style like a bisque with the extra cream and herbs. Keep in mind though that you don’t have…
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Local Cheesesteak Bowl
This dish is a tribute to all of my Philadelphia friends and family as we kickoff a different type of 2020 football season! I’ve heard from many that watching football on TV and other sports has felt like one of the only semi normal things of this year. Admittedly, I am not a die hard…
Creamy Collard Greens, Sweet Sausage, Pepper and Potato Soup
The temperatures this week have me thinking about all things cozy – sweaters, candles, hot tea, blankets…and soup! 🙂 This recipe is actually modeled after a sausage, potato, kale and onion soup my Mom makes on repeat during the chilly seasons, with a few change-ups! Instead of kale I used collard greens (any hearty green…
Sweet and Creamy Shishito Pepper Chicken
By Alysha Melnyk Looking for a satisfying and flavorful dinner idea for the week? Look no further than this cheese stuffed, shishito topped baked chicken recipe! I love the combination of flavors in this dish – a creaminess from the goat cheese and cream cheese filling, a smokiness and bit of spice from the shishito…
Overnight Crunchy Pickled Peppers
A quick and easy pickling recipe to try at home!Quick pickling has easily become one of my new favorite ways to prepare crunchy, flavorful vegetables to add to sandwiches, salads, pasta, egg scrambles – you name it! A lot of quick pickling methods use hot water to ensure the vegetables are pickled at a faster…
Baked Strawberry, Rhubarb and Parsley Crisp
A delicious and easy summer crisp using strawberries and parsley from Taproot Farm CSA, Week 1!Strawberries and rhubarb, a classic early summer combination. Growing up, I would always have strawberry rhubarb pie this time of year (paired with ice cream of course!). There wasn’t a farm stand in Lancaster County that wasn’t stocked with these…
Baked White Truffle Japanese Sweet Potato Fries
The perfect healthy snack for when you’re craving a big plate of French fries ~ crispy, slightly sweet and savory! This is a dish I could eat EVERY SINGLE DAY and not tire of! I have always been a lover of fries and I especially love baked versions. Japanese sweet potatoes are one of my…
Quick and Easy Irish Soda Bread Rolls: Whole Wheat, Lightly Sweetened, Stuffed with Raisins, Brushed with Butter, and Baked to Soft and Chewy Perfection
Irish soda bread is definitely something I have come across before – in restaurants, pubs, etc. So, when I was thinking of things to bake for St. Patrick’s Day, I immediately knew I wanted to make my own version of Irish soda bread. There was so many options – from ones baked in cake pans…
Delicious and Filling Pizza Brunch Bagel: Onion Poppyseed Bagel, Topped with Pizza Sauce, Mozzarella, Pepperoni and a Sunnyside-Up Egg, Sprinkled with a Variety of Seasonings
What happens when you have a snow day, really want brunch and also a pizza? You make pizza brunch bagels! My first memories of pizza bagels were from my internship at Johns Hopkins Hospital back in the summer of 2013. A few of the people I worked with raved about the great pizza bagels made…
My Version of a PA Dutch Favorite: Baked Mini Fastnacht Doughnuts for Fat Tuesday
“Where did you get this recipe?” – my Mom’s immediate response to trying one of these baked mini Fastnachts. She couldn’t believe it was something I created – and that they were baked – because she felt like they had tasted spot-on like the ones she would get from Lancaster. Coming from her, that means…