Category Archives: Recipe

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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2 Quick, Fresh Side Dishes with One Really Odd Ingredient

Posted on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 by Crumby Icing
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I discovered 2 great new things from Chris and Patty at Mainly Mushrooms.  Have I mentioned them before?  I think I have.  When I went for my bi-weekly (give or take) mushroom purchase, they tossed in a bag of ramps – aka wild leeks – and these weird green things called sea beans.  The ramps I could handle – they’re more or less akin to a leek in flavor but they are super cute and little.  The sea beans?  My … Continue reading →

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Quick Fix: Lemon Basil Ricotta

Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011 by Crumby Icing
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In the spring of my senior year of college, I invited 25 of my closest friends over for an intimate dinner party in the house I shared with 4 other girls.  It’s one of my fondest hostess memories – we’re talking formal invitations, choice of entree and dessert, semi-formal dress, rent the place settings kind of affair. It was the first real party I hosted and just the first of dozens where I would still be in my pajamas when … Continue reading →

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