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Today’s Recipe: Old-Fashioned Carrot Pie

I don’t know about your storage carrots, but mine are not long for this world. Within the next couple of months, I need to get imaginative. I’d truly NEVER heard of carrot pie. Have you? It was absolutely delicious.

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“Out There” Merit Badge (Part 2)

Wondering who I am? I’m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my former life

To earn my intermediate level “Out There” badge, I needed to cook a full meal over just a campfire. Here are a couple of different hobo dinner ideas.

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Today’s Recipe: Old-Fashioned Rice, Eggs, and Hollandaise

We’re having such fun trying these old-fashioned recipes. This one, Rice and Eggs, is simple and straightforward. I’d never thought to combine hard-boiled eggs with rice before, topped with hollandaise sauce. Next time, I’ll put it on a bed of spinach. Or I’ll sprinkle chopped celery onto the mound of rice before I top it with the sauce. Yum.

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Today’s Recipe: Old-Fashioned Peanut Cookies

These were full of flavor and a wonderful departure from peanut “butter” cookies. You must try these.

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Today’s Recipe: Case of the CUTES

You say, “potato,” I say, “adorable!”

Or at least that’s what I said when I saw these baby munchkins for sale at our local co-op.

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Today’s Recipe: Your Man Actin’ Spent?

And we thought non-stop football, La-Z-Boy recliners, and spinach hors d’oeuvres revived Bubba’s spent energies. In a recent poll (found in a 30s magazine), men overwhelmingly voted …

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Today’s Recipe: Holiday Gift Treat

I served these at our MaryJanesFarm annual holiday party this year. If you want to take a potluck item that …

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Today’s Recipe: best way to eat broccoli, guaranteed

This recipe tickles my fancy big time. If I were stranded on a desert island, this is what I’d want. There’s just something about this dish that keeps me coming back for more (AKA … has me pigging out). Follow it exactly and you …

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Today’s Recipe: Thanksgiving Leftovers

Here’s a smackin’ good way to use up Thanksgiving leftovers.

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Today’s Recipe: Baked Yams w/Maple-Pecan Butter

Make sure some rendition of the ingredients listed below end up on your menu in two days. The combination of yams, pecans, butter, and maple syrup will have you in a FIT of gratitude. Okay, so in the photo below, we made EXTRA butter, pecan, maple syrup topping. Okay, so we ended up eating the extra’s rolled up in balls and cut into stars. Okay.

Baked Yams w/Maple-Pecan Butter
8    small yams
2    cups pecans
¾    cup butter
6    T maple syrup

1. Place yams on a rimmed baking sheet and pierce each one a couple of times with a fork so that steam escapes while they bake. Bake at 325°F for 1¾ hours.
2. In a food processor, chop pecans until they resemble fine crumbs. Add butter and maple syrup and blend for about 10 seconds. Sprinkle over skinned yams. Keep warm in the oven until serving.