As a kid, I never understood why fruitcake had such a bad reputation. In our house, the last piece of fruitcake was something worthy of an arm-wrestling match, or even a good round of “rock, paper, scissors”. It was anything but the begrudgingly-necessary tradition that so many households suffered through every year. But then, we…
Brandied Paleo Fruitcake
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Homemade Fruit and Nut Chocolate Bars
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It’s 92 degrees at our place today. More than a little un-seasonal for the last week of September, here in Maine! But while I might be wearing shorts, and the kids are running around in their bathing suits, I’m totally humming Christmas music. Yup…I’m that girl. I can’t help it. By the time the harvest…
Best of the Best Fruit Leather Recipes
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As harvest time starts drawing to a close, and with it, food preservation season – I find myself running short on both canning jars and freezer space. So I’m relying more and more heavily on my dehydrator lately, for putting away everything we possibly can for winter. We’ve made about a gazillion dried apple rings,…
Coconut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Sometimes, you just need a chocolate chip cookie. I can’t think of many other foods, that when I want them – I WANT THEM. Now. And nothing else will do. Have you ever had that feeling? Only to discover, as you scurry through your pantry grabbing ingredients, that you don’t have everything you need. That’s…
Grain-Free Granola Bars
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I swear my kids are both in the middle of a growth spurt. Every time I do laundry, I find myself putting away pants that have turned into high-waters. And about every hour, Izzy’s little voice pipes up, speaking for both of them: “Ooooh! Do we need a snack? I think we need a little…
Slow Cooker Spiced Pear Sauce
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I was looking through fruit tree catalogs earlier today, poring over the various heirloom pear varieties, and trying to decide which ones to order for planting this spring. It reminded me that I never made good on my promise to post my super-easy recipe for slow cooker spiced pear sauce, this fall. So I figured,…