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Oven Roasted Tomatoes

Oven Roasted Tomatoes

Since we moved into our house a few years ago, we’ve tried to grow as many of our own vegetables as possible. We still have a lawn, but we’ve re-purposed most of our borders from growing flowers to producing fruit and vegetables. Why, we asked 

Chicken Marsala

Chicken Marsala

  Do you ever make something you haven’t made in years and then ask yourself ‘Why on earth did I ever stop making this?’ I had one of those moments recently when I made chicken marsala. Everyone in the family has always liked it – 

Pumpkin Muffins

Pumpkin Muffins

It’s tough to wax poetic about pumpkin muffins while not two feet away my cat is crunching on a grasshopper he brought in from the backyard. It’s a shame, because these are very good muffins. At least I can take double pleasure this beginning of 

Homemade ‘Poptarts’

Homemade ‘Poptarts’

I wish I had a better name for these. I think they deserve a name all their own that doesn’t make them sound like junk food wannabes. After all, many cultures have their own versions of little pies that fit in one’s hand. We’re just