While weekly meal planning has never been my strength, there are a few occasions when I love to plan ahead and even get some meals in the freezer. For me, these make-ahead meals have come in handy for: Vacations — Now is a great…
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Archive | Free-Range-Meats
Ed Deren: Pairing Fruit and Meat on the Grill
On July 12, Ed Deren led his second class for the summer. This one focused on pairing fruit and meat on the grill. Here are his recipes. Print Italian Sausage in Peppers, Onions and Crushed Garlic Author: Ed Deren Ingredients 2 lbs sausage 1…
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Stuffed Mushrooms with Apples & Sausage
It’s a winter miracle. Here it is, the end of January, and Weaver’s Orchard still has fifteen apple varieties, kept fresh in cool, climate-controlled storage. Each apple preserves the memory of warm fall days when the wind carried just a hint of the chill…
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Celebrating the Harvest with Thanksgiving Recipes
At Thanksgiving, we give thanks for all we’ve been given throughout the year. We open the jars of applesauce, peaches, jam and apple butter we canned earlier in the year. While the turkey is roasting, we chop fresh cold-hardy vegetables, roll out pie crust,…
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Braised Cured Pork Belly & Apple Kimchi with Amani’s BYOB
Braised Pork and Apple Kimchi with Jonathan Amann from Deep Focus on Vimeo. For the past three years, Chef Jonathan Amman of Amani’s BYOB has earned the title “Best Chef in Chester County” at the Chester County Restaurant Festival. On Tuesday, August 19, the…
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Make Steak Night a Great Night with Free-Range Beef
My early memories of steak night are not happy ones. They involve flames. Flames bursting out of my mother’s broiler pan. Flames shooting up from the charcoal grill. I was convinced that home-cooked steak tasted a lot like charred leather. While I’ve had pretty…
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Chipotle Chicken Fajitas
What’s the difference between a fajita and a burrito? In terms of how much my husband and I enjoy them, there is no difference whatsoever. Whenever there is Mexican food in our house, there is joy. Both fajitas and burritos are versatile meals. If…
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Grilling Your Way to Perfection
The pleasant scent of natural oak charcoal smoke wafted through Weaver’s Orchard’s garden center area last Wednesday, June 5, 2013, as Ed Deren and his family prepared a mini feast for the 50+ people who gathered to learn Ed’s grilling tips, tricks and recipes.…
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Enjoy 5 Courses of Farm-Fresh Goodness
Join us for a relaxing evening at our second farm-to-table dinner surrounded by the beautiful blooming orchard and accompanied with delectable foods and wine. Our first farm-to-table event was this past September surrounded by leaves changing color. We couldn’t resist the opportunity to bring…
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Grilled Asparagus & Free-Range Steaks
After recently purchasing a box of assorted free-range steaks, roasts and ground beef, I have embarked on an adventure to learn to prepare cuts of meat I’ve never cooked before. On Monday, between the summer-like temperatures outside and the fact that the first of Weaver’s Orchard’s…
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