Dairy-Free Strawberry Shortcake
“Do you have any allergies?” It’s the question you know you have to ask any guests before they come over, but sometimes, when the answer is yes, it’s tough to come up with recipes that work well for everyone while…
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Penne with Asparagus Cream Sauce
Quiz time. What’s the first crop we harvest at Weaver’s Orchard? You might be thinking strawberries. And if so, you’d be correct that strawberries are the first crop available for pick-your-own. But before pick-your-own opens at the end of May,…
Our Winter and Early Spring Farm Work
This winter and spring, we’ve been busy getting ready for the pick-your-own season, which will start with strawberries at the end of May or beginning of June, depending on weather and ripening. Here’s a brief overview of what we’ve been…
Lightened-up Broccoli Salad
If you are trying to stay healthy this winter and include many salads in your weekly menu, may I suggest including a broccoli salad to mix things up? That way you can stay on track with incorporating lots of veggies,…
The Ultimate Snow Day List: 11 Comfort Food Recipes
Southeastern Pennsylvania has had a snowy winter so far, and as I write this, the region is experiencing yet another snowy day. Being stuck indoors makes it a good time to cook or to plan ahead for the comfort foods…
Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake for Two
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, many of you are thinking of giving something sweet to your sweetie. But what should you give? What about something chocolate? What about something homemade? I have just the answer, an answer that…
Game Day Snacks: Buffalo Cauliflower “Wings” and Creamy Tofu Vegetable Spread
This is it! The wait is almost over to find out who will win the game-day showdown! Will it be Buffalo cauliflower “wings” or creamy tofu vegetable spread? Also, but less interesting, which team will win the game? In any…
3 Healthy Snacks to Help You Stick with Your New Year’s Resolutions
During December, the house fills with sweets. There are cookie exchanges, neighbors showing goodwill through gifts of goodies, and of course the holiday feasts themselves and the days of irresistible leftovers. But January is the time to clear out the…
Top 10 Recipes of 2018
This past June, I had the chance to explore a very old Pennsylvania cookbook. It wasn’t a mass-produced volume, but, rather a personal one, assembled recipe by recipe over a lifetime, starting during the harvest season of 1887. The pages…
Apple Pie Punch
Hot cider, slippers, fire crackling in the fireplace, a blanket, and a good book. When you look up “cozy” in the dictionary, this really should be the definition. Hot cider is a Christmastime essential. Whenever I visit my parents for…