SEASONAL RECIPE: Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

If you’re looking for something to bake this weekend, how about Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread? “This pumpkin bread is autumn in loaf form,” says Pete & Gerry’s, fourth-generation family farmers of organic eggs (see more about them below). “Like any quick bread, it comes together in a flash and stays tender and moist right out…
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RECIPE: Baked Cheese Fries With Bacon & Scallions

[1] Who can resist cheese fries? (photo © Idaho Potato Commission) [2] Crinkle-cut fries are baked from frozen fries (photo © Walmart). [3] Sharp cheddar from Wisconsin (photo © Wisconsin Cheese).   October is National American Cheese Month, so how about some cheese fries, made with a fine American cheddar*? You don’t even have to…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Frappe, A Recipe For A New England-Style Milkshake

October 7th is National Frappe Day. Frappe (pronounced frap) is a New England term for a milkshake, from the French frapper (frap-PAY), “to beat.” It’s an iced beverage that is made in a blender or a shaker, to produce a foamy drink. Ice is added to increase the foaminess. Milk, sugar, and flavorings can be…
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PASTA RECIPE: Spicy Pumpkin Carbonara With Calabrian Chiles

[1] Bucatini: like spaghetti, but thicker and with a hole down the center (photo by Alicia LaLocanda | CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0 License). [2] Spicy Pumpkin Carbonara—recipe below (photo © Delallo). [3] Bucatini Ai Frutti Di Mari (mixed seafood). Here’s the recipe (photo © Delallo). [4] Bucatini, homemade by The Baker Chick. Here’s her recipe (photo © The…
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RECIPE: Super Easy Apple Chips

[1] Super-easy apple chips are low in calories (photo © Melissa’s Produce). [2] Fuji apples (photos #2, #3, #4 and #5 © Good Eggs). [3] Gala apples. [4] Golden Delicious apples. [5] Pink Lady apples.   Crunchy, homemade apple chips are wonderful homemade snack. And it couldn’t be easier. No dehydrator is needed to make…
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