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Hottest Black beans (I’ve ever had)

Posted in Beans, tagged , , , , , , , on June 18, 2014| 1 Comment »

We can never get enough black beans.
Here’s just one of the versions we’ve tried.
No picture because WE ATE THEM ALL!

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Vegetarian, cheesy, easy crockpot casserole

Posted in Vegetarian, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 7, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Cooks quickly and has cheese in it. Any questions?

cheesy crockpot

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Glazed pears

Posted in Dessert, tagged , , , , , , , on November 5, 2011| 2 Comments »

Still trying to use up those pears from the back yard before the “season” ends!

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Homemade Pear butter

Posted in Dessert, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 22, 2011| 6 Comments »

We had all these lovely pears off the tree in the backyard, but they took forever to ripen. We did eat a few here and there, and they tasted fine, but I had to find something to make with them. I didn’t want to waste them!

Matt suggested, “How about pear butter? I love apple butter. It can’t be that different.” I’d never tried making anything like that before, because I usually don’t eat it.

I looked through recipes online and Chickens in the Road‘s author Suzanne McMinn entertained with a heartwarming story about how she made pear butter in a 100-year-old farmhouse with an elderly woman named Georgia. I love that name. Though I didn’t use her recipe, the pictures of her pears looked just like mine, so I knew I was on the right track. I made it a little hard on myself because I had to make the pear sauce BEFORE I even attempted to make the pear butter, but it was my first time, so I decided to give myself a break. Next time, I’ll stick with Chickens in the Road’s pear butter recipe. Hold on to your britches! This one takes a while, but the crock pot does everything for you but core and peel the pears.

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