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Hometown Recipes: Fig Vinaigrette

By Erin Walgamuth About seven years ago, my girlfriends and I drove to the Napa Valley wine country for a four day holiday. I fell in love. It was late October; the leaves on the almost bare grapevines were beautiful colors of gold, red and orange. The countryside was green. The narrow valleys and lush hillsides were interspersed with vivid ...

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Hometown Recipes: Pureed Cauliflower

By Erin Walgamuth This week’s recipe is super simple and is made using only four ingredients. I make this cauliflower dish often instead of mashed potatoes. You can add more parmesan cheese and butter if you like. I don’t add extra salt as the butter and cheese provide enough for our taste, but you can add more if you prefer. ...

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Hometown Recipes: Lemon Mascarpone Desserts With Lemon Curd

When the weather starts to warm up I always seem to want to cook with lemons. My favorites are Meyer Lemons. They are sweeter and have a deeper colored flesh than the ones we typically buy in the grocery store. I have a Meyer Lemon tree in my backyard that I baby all winter long by stinging Christmas lights along ...

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Hometown Recipes: Asparagus And Onion Quiche

By Erin Walgamuth Every once in a while, usually on a sunny Sunday morning, I will make a vegetable quiche for breakfast. This quiche is especially good as it is made with asparagus and sweet brown onions. I will sometimes add crumbled bacon or thinly sliced chicken sausage. We have served this quiche on Easter, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. ...

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Hometown Recipes: Roasted Carrots With Sage Butter

By Erin Walgamuth This dish started out as a way to use the last of the sage in my garden before the winter freeze turned it black. It is now a requested dish from friends and family alike. I thought you might enjoy it as well. I now make these carrots any time during the year as I can buy ...

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Hometown Recipes: Pasta With Collard Greens

By Erin Walgamuth I make a pasta dish of some sort at least once a week. This particular recipe is very versatile; you can serve it with vegetables only or add a protein of your choice. I will sauté shrimp in a bit of olive oil and garlic, or slice some pre-cooked chicken sausages to add to the mix. I ...

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Hometown Recipes: Orange Espresso Chocolate Puddings

By Erin Walgamuth This recipe is for all of you chocolate lovers out there, which would include me! These delicious, velvety, elegant and easy desserts are yummy enough to serve to company. They are a cross between a French chocolate custard and chocolate pudding. If you don’t care for the taste of oranges, don’t add the zest. The same goes ...

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Hometown Recipes: Chicken And Chicken Soup

By Erin Walgamuth We are a family of five, so I am always trying to stretch my weekly food dollar as far as possible. Here are two delicious, nutritious, economical and easy meals to make from one roasted chicken and vegetables. Food 4 Less has a great deal; 2 Foster Farms chickens (in a bag) weighing a total of 11 ...

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Hometown Recipes: Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Written by Erin Walgamuth for KHTS. During this very busy season, I like to have homemade soup in the refrigerator so my family can have a quick, nutritious snack anytime they are hungry. Below is a recipe for roasted butternut squash soup and a link to pureed vegetable soup. These soups are delicious, easy to make and use fairly inexpensive ...

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Hometown Recipes: Pureed Vegetable Soup

Written by Erin Walgamuth for KHTS. During this very busy season, I like to have homemade soup in the refrigerator so my family can have a quick, nutritious snack anytime they are hungry. Below is a recipe for pureed vegetable soup and a link to roasted butternut squash soup, which I detailed in a separate article. Pureed Vegetable Soup Serves 4 32 ...

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