We all know the lure of comfort food beacons us too easily in the heart of winter! Despite it being the middle of winter, the influence of the holiday food scene is still my go-to when I make dinner. Butter, red meats and cheeses,…
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Author Archive | Brandon Hertzler
Cherry Amaretto Tartlet topped with Balsamic Drizzle and Toasted Almonds
We all know freezing fruit is a fantastic way to preserve produce at its peak freshness and flavor. However, if you’re anything like me, you may often forget about your stash once you’ve saved it away! I was down in our basement freezer the…
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Cranberry Bourbon Tartlet Recipe for the Holidays
We, like many other families this year, made the choice to stay home for Thanksgiving, but this was no excuse to miss any of the hallmark dishes that define the annual feast. With that, however, came plenty of leftovers. A Google Search of “Thanksgiving…
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Spaghetti Squash with Sausage, Peppers and Onions in White Wine Sauce
My wife and I have never gone out for our food very often. The vast majority of the food we eat, we make ourselves. To this day, as a 31 year old, I may have ordered take out a handful of times, and have…
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Savory Pear Chutney and Brie Puff Pastry
To treat one’s self is to “do something good and pleasurable for yourself, but not something necessary.” These savory pear chutney and Brie puff pastry bites permit just that. In the Covid era we’ve all sacrificed and had to bid the more indulgent, glamorous…
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Pear Gingerbread Cake
Whenever I come up with a new recipe, my subconscious is often preoccupied, fixated on the fruit at hand. While lesson planning, I find myself sifting through a mental catalogue of things I’ve seen on TV, mused over in a magazine, or dared to…
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Grilled Peach Ice Cream
Brandon Hertzler has worked in pick-your-own at Weaver’s Orchard for over 10 years. He has also played key roles in the growth, development, and implementation of numerous Weaver’s Orchard initiatives, including our cooking classes and orchard explorers programs which we offered for several years. …
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No-Bake Cheesecake with Blackberry Gin Glaze
Having worked in the Pick Your Own branch of Weaver’s Orchard for over 10 years, I would say without question that one of the most underrated fruits we grow is the humble blackberry. So today, I have decided to create a no-bake cheesecake with…
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Raspberry Sweet Rolls
In late May and early June as the weather begins to abandon the turbulent nature of a Southeastern PA spring, excitement and anticipation build as we await the emergence of reds to highlight themselves from the foliage in the strawberry fields and raspberry patches.…
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Beef Tenderloin Lettuce Wrap with Summer Vegetable Salsa and Avocado Aioli
If you ask my wife, she’d be sure to say that our kitchen gets pretty crazy in the summer. The abundance of homegrown fruits and vegetables from the orchard at my fingertips and the hot, humid Pennsylvania summer days tend to fuel some culinary…
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