Sweet Potatoes and Apples

Posted by on 6:32 am, Mar 15, 2012 in Recipes | 0 comments

If you still have apples and sweet potatoes in your pantry, try this dish as a way to use them up.  Peel and boil your sweet potatoes until tender.  Slice.  Slice your cored apples.  In a buttered baking dish, layer the slices.  Mix equal parts sorghum and hot water.  Sprinkle with cinnamon and a dab of butter.  This is a great side dish with pork chops....

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Turnip and Apple Slaw

Posted by on 2:55 pm, Feb 29, 2012 in Recipes | 0 comments

If you are at a loss for how to use the turnips in this week’s bag, try this simple slaw recipe.  Of course, this is the basic version, so you can make it completely your own by adding whatever spices fit your palette.   Peel and grate equal amounts of raw turnips and apples.  For every four cups of turnip and apple mix, stir in 1 cup of chopped...

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Chicken and Apples in Honey Mustard Sauce

Posted by on 10:20 am, Feb 20, 2012 in Recipes | 0 comments

We adapted this recipe from AllRecipes.com.  They said:  We first posted this recipe years ago, it came from my dear friend Heidi H in Carlisle, Massachusetts. I think she got a version of it from the Boston Globe. With apple season upon us, it is timely again. This is a quick and easy chicken dish for a mid-week meal. Apple slices cook alongside chicken...

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Ponte Vecchio Apple Fennel Risotto

Posted by on 2:19 pm, Feb 15, 2012 in Recipes | 0 comments

2 tablespoons olive oil ½ cup diced onion 1 cup diced fennel 2 cups arborio rice ½ cup dry white wine 2 medium Golden Delicious apples 3-4 cups apple juice or cider, heated, divided use ½ cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese Salt and pepper to taste Saute onionand fennel in saucepan on medium heat and cook onions and fennel until vegetables are translucent....

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Allyson’s Appalacian Apple Cake

Posted by on 6:02 am, Oct 7, 2011 in Recipes | 0 comments

So this past weekend on the farm tour everyone was raving about the apple cake that Allyson made for the dessert. We got this recipe out of a cookbook we picked up at the Tamarack travel center in Beckley WV. The book was titled Appalachian Home Cooking and is one of my favorites. This recipe is very easy and always rewarding. Ingredients: - 3 – 4 large...

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