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Nutty Apple Crisp

Posted on Thursday, December 8, 2011 by Crumby Icing

When chill is in the air, all I can think of are apples, hot cider, and butternut squash. Nothing’s easier or more satisfying than a scoop of hot apple crisp topped with vanilla ice cream. Most recipes don’t have enough crunch for me (I’m a potato chip-on-my-sandwich gal) so I made one with lots of nuts and oats.  It also reheats beautifully the next evening – or for breakfast.  This one’s for you, Caro! Nutty Apple Crisp Original Recipe 5 large apples (about … Continue reading →

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Basil & Goat Cheese Scones/Biscuits

Posted on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 by Crumby Icing
Basil & Goat Cheese Scones

Alas, summer’s over.  But seeing as I’ve been horribly latent on blogging, you can relive the memories with the summertime recipes I’ll be catching up on. This weekend, we had a fantastic experience at our first Outstanding in the Field dinner, a farm to table series that spans the country.  I promise to tell you more about that another time. We broke bread with some awesome people and, of course, talked about food for much of the time.  One mentioned … Continue reading →

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Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 by Crumby Icing
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With blueberry season in full thrust (and quickly disappearing!), I’ve picked 14 quarts and shoved about 12 of them in my freezer to hoard them through the wintertime.  I haven’t blogged lately because I’ve been preoccupied with another project (and no, family and friends, it’s NOT a baby!).  More on that later. This was my 4th of July contribution.  Based on the custard-based ice cream techniques from David Lebovitz, I was inspired to make some blueberry ice cream with some … Continue reading →

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Chicken, Mushroom, & Napa Spring Rolls

Posted on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 by Crumby Icing
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We became recent owners of a beautiful head of Napa cabbage in one of our recent CSA pickups (Open Acres) and some velvet pioppini mushrooms from Mainly Mushrooms, so it was only natural to introduce them to our chicken breasts from None Such Farms.  I was going to stir-fry it all and serve them over rice noodles, but then I found way in the back of my pasta rack a pile of rice paper wrappers that I bought about a … Continue reading →

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