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Let’s Talk Pumpkins (opens the original)
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There, I said it.That big orange squash has a much more interesting life waiting for it. It can become a silky hummus with a little chili oil swagger, a tender pumpkin pita, a spiced cake wearing cardamom cream, a loaf of maple pumpkin bread… and yes, even something delicious made from those strange, slimy seeds we scoop out while the children giggle.And then there are the blossoms, those golden little garden jewels that arrive before the pumpkin and deserve their own moment at the table.So this
Calling All Rookie Gardeners (opens the original)
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Homemade Pumpkin Spice Blend – Your Perfect Autumn Spice (opens the original)
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Fig Leaf Tea (opens the original)
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Everyone fusses over the figs. But out in the garden, I’m looking at the leaves. They’re big, beautiful, fragrant, and apparently quite happy to become tea. Honestly, I rather like a plant that refuses to put all its best qualities into one fruit. Fig Leaf Tea.
Move Over Carrot Cake (opens the original)
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Discover the surprisingly sweet parsnip in this moist Parsnip Orange Spice Cake with orange, ginger, warm spices, oat and walnut flour.The best recipes don’t always begin with a plan.Sometimes they begin with a vegetable that looks ordinary, a little curiosity, and the thought, I wonder what would happen if…That’s how a parsnip found its way into a cake.And perhaps that’s the real pleasure of cooking from the garden: the harvest gives us ingredients, but curiosity gives us the recipes.
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