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Taking Reservations for Breed Stock

Cranberry Moon Farm   -   Feb 20, 2012 - By Miss Lisa

Reserve your Lambs for 2012 Taking reservations for purebred English Leicester Longwool Lambs and purebred Bluefaced Leicester lambs for breed stock. ********************************************************************** Welcome Home...

So many tomato varieties, so little space and time...

Lazy Ox Farm   -   Feb 20, 2012 - By Margie

What is a gardener to do? There are as many choices in heirloom tomatoes to grow as there are shampoo varieties on a supermarket aisle. I don't know about you, but when confronted with that many choices my mind gets a little overwhelmed, my eyes get a...

Ginger Maple Butternut Squash

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Feb 20, 2012 - By Betty_1

Ingredients: 2 ½ lb butternut squash 1 T maple syrup ½ t fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated Salt and pepper to taste Directions: Roast squash, cut in half with seeds removed for 45 minutes or until soft Remove from oven...

Spiced Maple Sweet Potato Soup

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Feb 19, 2012 - By Betty_1

Ingredients: 2 T olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, diced 4 green onions, diced 1 ½ lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks 4 C vegetable stock ¼ t nutmeg ½ t cinnamon 1 C milk ½ C half-and-half 2 T ...

Strawberries ! Strawberries !! Strawberries !!! We...

Conroe Saturday AM market   -   Feb 18, 2012 - By Fred

 Here is chef Michael Fleshner's post to Facebook this afternoon:  Strawberries ! Strawberries !! Strawberries !!! for those of you who came to Market today. Everybody was excited about the early berries. Especially our visitors from...

Need Something For That Cough Honey?

Morgan Botanicals   -   Feb 18, 2012 - By Jessica_7

My boys kept me super warm last night with their perfectly running fevers and kept me up with their irritating coughs. So I'm off to give hugs and make soups, and syrups, and herbal pastilles and sleepy teas and probably some kinda cookies, maybe big soft...

Carrots with Maple and Red Wine Glaze

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Feb 18, 2012 - By Betty_1

Ingredients: 2 T butter 2 large shallots, sliced thinly ¾ t salt ¼ t fresh black pepper 1 t cayenne 1 C dry red wine 1/3 C maple syrup 2 lb carrots, cut into 3 inch slices 2 t cider vinegar 2 T fresh dill, chopped ...

Baked French Toast with Maple Praline Topping

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Feb 17, 2012 - By Betty_1

Ingredients: 1 loaf rustic French bread 8 eggs 2 C milk 1 C heavy cream 4-inches of scraped Vanilla Bean or 1 tsp Vanilla Extract ¼ t Cinnamon ¼ t Nutmeg 1/8 t salt Topping: 2 T Maple Syrup ½ t Cinnamon...

Maple Salted-Caramel Sauce

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Feb 17, 2012 - By Betty_1

Ingredients: ¼ C butter ½ C brown sugar 2 T maple syrup ¾ C heavy cream 1/8 t kosher salt (use less for finely ground salt) Directions: Melt butter over medium heat in a medium saucepan. Whisk in sugar, stirring until sugar...

Honey Nut Bars

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Feb 17, 2012 - By Betty_1

Crust Ingredients: 1 C flour ¼ C ground nuts 2 T sugar ½ t baking powder ¼ t salt 1 egg ½ C butter, cold and cut into bits Topping Ingredients: ½ C raw honey ¼ C brown sugar, packed Dash of salt 3 T butter, cold and cut...