Hey Folks; This will be the next-to-last post until next week. We should be back about mid-week for two Dark Day Challenge posts, then we will be dark again until Sunday, January 2nd, 2011. Okay, enough housekeeping stuff, let’s talk food-related news and BONUS, more holiday-inspired recipe links! NEWS In local news, a favorite farm…
Category: Holidays
{How You Do It} Christmas Tree Gingerbread Pancakes
Editor’s Note: Please enjoy Erica’s second installment in her {How You Do It} series where she shares TWO amazingly fun breakfast recipes for the kid in all of us. (Look at that pancake- OMG!) For the {How You Do It} series, we ask guest contributors to share a snapshot into their life with food. Erica…
{Holiday Food} Recipe Link-Love Round Up
I didn’t add a recipe section to {weekend reading} National Edition because frankly, there was just too much to talk about in the news. Here’s a short recipe round up for all your cooking and baking needs this week and the during the holidays. – Christina LA Times did a great photo gallery, with recipes,…
{How You Do It} Chrismukkah Potluck
Editor’s Note: Please enjoy Dianna’s second installment in her monthly {How You Do It} series. Don’t miss this hilarious peak into the yearly holiday tradition in Dianna & Michael’s home and also her recipe for {fake} chicken mole. Happy Chrismukkah to all! – Christina I converted to Judaism six years ago. My husband is Jewish….
{our community} Your Food Memories
This is the part two of the giveaway winner post. The five of us were so touched by the deeply moving food memories that we are devoting this post to your words, your food memories. Thank you for joining the conversation and helping us create a community. – Christina, Alexis, Amanda, Leslie & Sarah Sally…
{giveaway} FSC Edible Gifts Collection Winner Is…
Congratulations Jillian! You won Our Holiday Edible Gift Collection & I love My Farmers Market Pin! Please email me your address at fromscratchclub (at) gmail (dot) com so I can mail it to you! Happy Holidays! -Alexis, Amanda, Christina, Leslie & Sarah
{weekend reading} local edition
WINTER MARKETS: SATURDAYS, 9am-1pm unless otherwise noted. Delmar Farmers Market: Bethlehem Middle School, 332 Kenwood Avenue. (LAST DAY!!!!!) Troy Farmers Market: Uncle Sam Atrium, Broadway @ 3rd. (through April) Saratoga Farmers Market: Division Street Elementary School, 220 Division Street. (through April) Schenectady Greenmarket: inside Proctors, State Street, (10am-2pm SUNDAY, through April) EVENTS Winter WonderLARK is…
{Meals in Busytown} Greek Chicken & Chickpea Stew
Meals in a hurry… Isn’t that what we all wish for? I know I do. I’m tired when I get home from work and the last question that I want to try an answer is what are we having for dinner. Nevermind trying to create something from nothing on the days that I forgot to…
{local holiday} Part 3: A Capital Region Roundup
Part One and Part Two focused on a few stores in Ballston Spa. I linked to other fabulous shops in the Village, so please check them out. In my last installment, Part Three, I have included a list of must-visit locally owned shops to further encourage shopping local during the last weekend and days before…
{local holiday} Part 1: Shopping in My Town
A few of us live in our around Ballston Spa, NY. Ballston Spa is not a large town by any stretch of the imagination but it does have many, many gems that smaller villages don’t have; like a sushi restaurant, a fabulous tea store, a natural food store, a artistian collective, a fair-trade only gift…
{THEME WEEK} Meals in Busytown
Since its the holidays and for many of us, the craziest time of the year, we decided to focus our attention on easy meals for busy times. Each of us will feature a “go to” home cooked meal when life is hectic. I am NOT going to say that we’ve put a cooking-time limit on…
{Know Your Farmer} Holiday Specials @ Saratoga Farmer’s Market
Editor’s Note: I will be writing these types of posts throughout the month for different regions of the Capital Region. If you are a local farmer or purveyor, please email me your holiday specials (free advertising peeps!) at fromscratchclub (at) gmail (dot) com. This listing comes from Mary Pratt, of Elihu Farm, my CSA Egg…
{edible gifts} Trio of Treats
“It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas…” The halls are officially decked at the Zenner homestead and Christmas music is playing 24/7. The girls LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this time of year. As soon as the turkey is eaten their minds turn to Christmas and everything this wonderful holiday has to offer. Simon, our “Elf…
{edible gifts} quick & easy peppermint bark
I always have the best of intentions. I want to make lots of really great and super extravagant things to give as gifts. One holiday season I baked almost every day. Many of my treats found their way to my husband’s office so as not to end up in my mouth. Another year I crocheted…
{edible gifts} Escaping Christmas-time Consumerism w/ Apple Chutney
I have tremendously mixed feelings about the gift-giving aspect of Christmas. Despite my outspoken criticism of the advertisement-driven culture of Christmas, I find myself purchasing gifts for family and friends every year. Making, rather than buying gifts in the past has made me feel better about myself and the holiday as a whole. So this…
