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Recipes

Chestnut Season

December 7, 2011

Thanks to our holiday song heritage, most of us have some kind of subliminal knowledge that a chestnut can be prepared by roasting it on an open fire.   And for most of us, that’s about where our knowledge of chestnuts ends. Did you know that chestnuts are about 50% water and that you want to [...]

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Put Those Pumpkins To Work in a Cheesecake

October 27, 2011

Okay, I admit it.  Cheesecake is my indulgence.  I know it can go straight into an artery-clogging ending, but sometimes…. it seems worth it.  I have lots of cheesecake recipes that I’d be glad to share with you (just ask) but ’tis the season around Charlottesville to make use of the mountains of pumpkins available [...]

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Time to Eat Asparagus

June 26, 2011

Here’s A LINK to an article we just completed…. about how to raise asparagus in Charlottesville and central VA,  as well as links and recipes for preparing asparagus.

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In Central VA, The Newest Wine is 3

March 10, 2011

                              Love the name.    It’s…  “3″ . That’s the name of the newest varietal wine in central Virginia, brought to us by 3 very experienced local vineyards, Pollak Vineyards, King Family Vineyards, and Veritas Winery.  It’s new, available online as of this week.  Here’s a link to one of the vineyards (King Family) where you can order [...]

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Merlot Pear Salad

January 14, 2011

I wish I could take credit for this, but in truth, it has pieces of three different recipes. I served it several times over the holidays and had many requests for the recipe. I thought I’d share it with everyone! Ingredients: Your favorite salad greens Goat cheese, crumbled Ingredients for Candied Walnuts 1/2 cup Walnut [...]

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