{Rhinebeck Sheep & Wool Festival, 2010}
This blog went public in July of last year with Alexis, Amanda, Leslie & Sarah. A lot has changed since then but I don’t want those early posts to go unnoticed now that we have a larger readership. Today I am dedicating the post to fall recipes & event-recaps from September & October 2010.
Let’s hop in our FSC Time Machine and take a look at some goodies- Enjoy! -Christina
{Nick & Britin Foster, All Good Bakers, October 2010}
First up, let’s start with our very first interview with FSC’s favorite bakers- Nick & Britin Foster of All Good Bakers! Things have changed quiet a lot for the pair (and FSC) since this piece was published!
Next up, I give you tips for roasting ridged squashes, such as a carnival squash (don’t peel them!), with a recipe for Gluten-Free Autumn Squash muffin!
We dedicated an entire week to APPLE RECIPES: Leslie gives you her favorite quick sauteed apples w/ oatmeal recipe, Sarah shares her adventures in apple butter, Alexis discusses her love for Bittman’s pancake recipe, Amanda has a yummy adaptation for apple pancakes from a boxed mix and I show you 4 ways to use apples: chips, juicing, in savory stuff like tacos and borscht soup!
Staying on the “theme week” concept we dedicated the week of Halloween week to the concept of “indulgences”; Alexis ponders the psychology & culture of eating indulgent foods within her own life, I explain how Miles’ food allergies has turned me into a binge-eating machine, Leslie shares her indulgent food secrets plus gives us an amazing Pumpkin & Chocolate Chip Bread recipe, Amanda shares her “go to” cake or cupcake frrosting: Peanut Butter and to continue the theme of peanut butter & chocolate Sarah has a recipe for Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cookies.
Next up, we have a popourri of great fall recipes including:
Leslie’s leftover chicken noodle soup,and curried carrot spread,
Amanda shares low-fat lasagna and a side dish of pan fried butternut squash & onion pancakes and low-fat Turkey Chili
I did a complete “how to” roast a chicken, beer can styte in your oven and a carrot, squash & coconut soup,
Sarah shared beet hummus,
and Alexis had two great recipes- “curing kitchen boredom” w/shrimp stir-fry , a “travel-memory filled” hearty Moroccan stew and an apple butternut squash soup.
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To wrap us our trip back in time let me recap some events:
{Stroller as Apple Carrying Cart, Indian Ladders U-Pick Trip, 2010}
Sarah & I went to the very popular Empty Bowls event in Troy (its happening again in 2012),
Sarah & Amanda ran their first full marathon- the Mohawk Hudson River Marathon
(and during the same race, a few paces in front of Sarah & Amanda was Mr. Mark Bittman. He featured my picture his Runner’s World blog- take a peek here!!!!)
and I visited my friend Cal Patch of Hodge Podge Farm at the NYS Sheep & Wool Festival in Rhinebeck.
and finally, I wrote a piece about my excitement and need for a grocery store in Downtown Troy as Sarah & I got to go on a super mini tour of Pioneer Market: Troy Food Coop before it opened…sadly its doors are already closed.
This is a great recap – I love the idea of looking back to feature past recipes and growth of the blog and its participants, the swaps, etc.
It’s nice to look back sometimes to let the changes of life grow on you and settle in.
Thanks to Fresh Press, I’ve found you—a beautiful, informative way to improve my diet and my joy in cooking. I *so* look forward to reading through your archives.
Thanks Sandy Sue for the kind words. Yes, please read back through the archives, lots of gems there plus we have fresh content 5-6 days a week. Happy Thanksgiving!