Favorite Things: March 2012

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March was a bit of a whirlwind month – hectic and busy. From organizing a conference and farm-to-table dinner, to moving across town the very same week (I can’t wait to show you pictures of my kitchen.  It’s a teeny space that’ll give you a lot of confidence in your own kitchen.)  Oh yes!  And [...]

Recipe: Homemade Orange Creamsicles

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Creamsicles.  Don’t you love them?  I mean, really now, how can you not adore them in all their icy, creamy glory.  And when you taste homemade creamsicle, you’ll never miss the prepackaged, boxed versions. The other day, my son and I were resting on the soft grass in our front lawn, gazing at the clouds [...]

Recipe: Olive Oil Ice Cream with Blood Oranges

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Olive oil ice cream with blood oranges, inspired by these olive oil recipes, recently found its way to our kitchen with our first bottles of fresh, raw milk for the year.  In this recipe for olive oil ice cream, the inclusion of a good quality unrefined, extra virgin olive oil is essential.  The flavor of [...]

Hachiya Persimmon & Mandarin Ice Cream

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Sure, spring brings strawberries and summer brings peaches, but autumn with its bounty of turnips, rutabagas and curly kale is my favorite season.   It’s the season of under-loved and under-appreciated fruits and vegetables – the kind that rarely make it to the kitchen table for want of culinary know-how or for simple lack of [...]

Cinnamon Honey Ice Cream

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Fresh cream is in season (don’t think of cream as a seasonal food? check out this post For the Love of Fresh Cream), and we’re making a lot of ice cream in our home.   It’s so simple to make, plus it helps me to get all those good fat soluble vitamins into my toddler’s [...]

Really Raw Ice Cream with Wildflower Honey & Blackberries

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In the spring and summer months, when cows are grazing on fresh, green grass raw ice cream is a staple in our home.   Unlike conventional, cloyingly sweet ice creams, this ice cream is milder in is sweetness which allows you to more fully appreciate the flavor of fresh, raw cream and milk. To make [...]

Feed Me Thursday: Summer's Bounty

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It’s summer time, and in most corners of the northern hemisphere you can find the beautiful fruits and vegetables of the season: the cherries, strawberries, cucumbers as well as early season vegetables like radishes.   So here’s some excellent recipes and posts from other bloggers who are celebrating nature’s bounty in a nourished, healthful way. [...]