Monthly Archives: November 2013

Yam or Sweet Potato Cake

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, Sept 2007 See also: Carrot Cake; Cream Cheese Frosting Other sites: Spiced Sweet Potato Cake with Brown Sugar Icing or Sweet Potato Cake with Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting. The wheatless recipe here has some issues as I explain in the recipe. I love the … Continue reading →

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Cream Cheese Frosting

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Cat

by Cat Sept 2007 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Rich Cream Cheese Frosting Versions 1 & 2;   2. Cream Cheese Frosting Version 3; See also: Carrot Cake (2 versions); Yam or Sweet Potato Cake Back in the late ’60s and early ’70s … Continue reading →

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Carrot Cake

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, Sept 2007 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Carrot Cake, with Walnuts & Pineapple; 2. Carrot Cake, with Raisins, Orange Juice & Zest. See also: 1. Cream Cheese Frosting (2 Versions); 2. Yam or Sweet Potato Cake Growing up, I’d never … Continue reading →

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Baked Winter Squash

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, Sept 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikipedia Commons) One of my old school buddies called this ‘squish,’ and I’d never had baked winter squash at home until I had it at her house when she had a slumber party. I … Continue reading →

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Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Parsnips with a Balsamic-Dijon Glaze

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, Nov 2013 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: Root Vegetables (About); Glazed Parsnips with Carrots or Ginger This wonderful side dish is adapted from Burnished Chicken Legs (or Butterflied Game Hen) with Yams & Parsnips, which in turn is adapted from Fine … Continue reading →

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Glazed Parsnips with Carrots or Ginger

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, Sept 2007 (photo from Wikipedia: Parsnip, but no longer there 111313) See also: Root Vegetables (About); Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Parsnips with a Balsamic-Dijon Glaze;  Burnished Chicken Legs (or Butterflied Game Hen) with Yams & Parsnips This article includes: 1. Glazed Parsnips and Carrots; 2. Mirin-Glazed Parsnips … Continue reading →

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Winter Squash (About)

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, Nov 2013 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Topics in this article: 1. Health benefits of winter squash; 2. How to recognize a ripe squash While winter squash and pumpkins are considered a vegetable when planning meals, they are technically … Continue reading →

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Caramelized Winter Squash with Rosemary

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, Nov 2013 (photo, right from American Farmland Trust) While the weather here in the Flathead is sliding into winter, with nighttime temps below freezing, my rosemary is still fresh and green – but won’t be much longer. Now is … Continue reading →

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Apple Pudding (Pie)

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, Nov 2013 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: Marlborough Pudding: Holiday Apple & Custard Pie; Apple Info (About) to help you select the right apple variety for the puree. Includes 2 versions of this pudding. While I was researching the recipe … Continue reading →

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Marlborough Pudding (Holiday Apple & Custard Pie)

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, Nov 2013 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: Apple Pudding (Pie); Apple Info (About) to help you select the right apple variety for the puree. We all have our Thanksgiving dinner traditions – like pumpkin pie – but sometimes it’s … Continue reading →

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