Recipe: Elementary Pumpkin Pie
Now that Thanksgiving is over, cans of pumpkin will be marked-down in the grocery stores, and while pumpkin pie is primarily associated with the 4th Thursday of November there is no reason not to continue to enjoy it into December – especially with this super easy recipe! This recipe is so easy, in fact that […]
November Gardening Advice for Manchester
Editor’s note: Manchester resident, Jennifer Fairfield, owns and operates the Garden Mill in Chelsea, serves on the Manchester Community Garden Committee, and volunteers with the school gardens at Klager and the MECC. by Jennifer Fairfield If, like me, you’ve been procrastinating, we both need to get moving. Here are some things that need to be […]
Recipe: Soup’s On! – Corn Chowder
Fall is a great time for homemade soup. Most homemade soups are simple and easily made from things you probably already have in the cupboard, fridge, or freezer. They are also very forgiving recipes. You can get creative and add something you’ve never tried before, “just because you can.” It’s also easy to substitute one […]
It’s Time To Change The Time!
Daylight Saving Time (DST) purports to make better use of natural daylight by setting your clock forward one hour during the summer months, and back again in the fall. But when the season is actually upon us, it’s always difficult for me to remember which way to turn my clocks. The phrase “spring forward – fall […]
Recipe: First Apple Crisp of the Fall
Today, I made the season’s first apple crisp to take to a dinner party. I’ve been making this dessert for 20 years and every time I’m sure was the best. It’s good hot, it’s good cold, it’s reeeeaallly good for breakfast the next morning with a cup of coffee. Tonight, we ate it a la […]
Recipe: It’s Chili Season!
Fall weather always puts me in the mood for chili. There are hundreds of variations of this popular cool-weather dish, and everyone has what they consider “the best” recipe. Obviously, taste is subjective when it comes to chili. My friend and I participated in the Men’s Club Chili Cookoff for several years, with varying results. One […]
September Gardening Advice for Manchester
Editor’s note: Manchester resident, Jennifer Fairfield, owns and operates the Garden Mill in Chelsea, serves on the Manchester Community Garden Committee, and volunteers with the school gardens at Klager and the MECC. by Jennifer Fairfield I’m having a hard time believing that it’s already September. We had such a weird summer – not much real […]
Foraging Manchester: Wild Grape Juice From the Riverbank Grape
Editor’s Note – If you are not familiar with a plant, consult an edible plant guide and/or an expert before you eat it. These articles are intended to introduce these edibles but not to be used as the sole source for identifying them. All it takes is a walk along the river to tell that […]
Recipe: Quick-Pickled Cherry Tomatoes
Finally it’s gotten warm enough for cherry tomatoes to ripen in large enough quantities that you have to consider what to do with the ones you don’t immediately eat off of the vine or save to toss in your salad later. This is one solution for the times when you find yourself with excess cherry tomatoes. […]
Recipe: Italian Mushroom Bake
Italian Mushroom Bake 1 pound ground pork 1 jar of your favorite pasta sauce 1 ½ pounds small white mushrooms or Portobello Mushrooms (what I used) 2 cups of greens, spinach fresh or frozen, or kale pesto Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large skillet cook ground pork until done. Add Pasta sauce. […]
