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Home Cooking: Tomato, Basil, Mozzarella Bruschetta
Make delicious and simple tomato basil bruschetta.
Home Cooking: Butternut Squash Soup
As the temperatures drop, nothing warms the body like a nice hot bowl of soup. This week we’re making Butternut Squash Soup. It’s easy, delicious and great served as a meal starter or pair it with a salad or sandwich for a full meal. Enjoy! Ingredients 1 medium butternut squash 1 medium onion, chopped (approx [...]
Home Cooking: Spinach Orrechiette Soup
Recipe posted by Stacey Shipman and adapted from the Complete Cooking Light Cookbook. This is one of my favorite soups. It’s quick, filling and low-calorie. If you are short on time but craving a meal big on flavor, try this spinach orrechiette (pasta ears) soup. Enjoy! Ingredients 1 cup water 3 (10 1/2 oz) cans [...]
Home Cooking: Cranberry Bread
This week’s recipe is equal parts sweet and tart. Cranberry bread! Made with the fresh cranberries delivered in my basket from South Shore Organics, this is one sweet treat you’ll devour over the holidays. Enjoy! This bread is delicious as a breakfast treat or dessert! Makes 2 loaves. Prep time: 10 minutes Ingredients 2 cups [...]
September is the Perfect Time to Get Outside (And Pick Apples)
September is here and the hot days of summer are coming to an end. The kids are back to school, the temperatures during the day are pleasant and warm, and the nights are cool and comfortable. September provides the perfect weather for getting outside, and what better place to be active and outside than Massachusetts? [...]
Home Cooking (video): Basil Pesto
Summer is basil season. If you’re lucky enough to have an herb garden, and your basil is growing like mine, you might wonder what to do with all that green goodness. There are a lot of options available. One of my personal favorites – making pesto. With the amount of basil growing this summer, we’ll [...]
Did You Know This About Artichokes?
I’ve enjoyed artichoke hearts, from a can, many times – on salads, in dips or marinated in an oil/garlic dressing. For the first time, at a friend’s dinner party, I picked apart and ate a whole artichoke, leaf by leaf until finally uncovering the heart. Admittedly I had to ask for help in order to [...]
Summer’s Almost Here! Tips to Avoid the Barbecue Bulge
Summer is the official season for “chillin’ and grillin’”. You’re eating what seems like endless amounts of hamburgers, hot dogs, and drinking those refreshing summer drinks. But wait! You trained all winter for your summer beach bodies, and now with 1 hamburger too many, all of that work could be in vain. Don’t let that [...]