Cornmeal Crust

Ingredients

1½ cups flour
½ cup yellow cornmeal
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cut into small pieces
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons ice water

Directions

In a large bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, sugar and salt. Cut in butter with two forks or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg yolks and ice water (don’t [...]

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Dried Cherry Almond Cream Filling

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon almond paste
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup dried cherries, chopped
½ cup roasted almonds, chopped fine
Pinch of salt
1 egg white, for brushing tops of pop tarts
2 tablespoons soy or rice milk (vegan option), for brushing of pop tarts

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. Lay one rolled piece of pie [...]

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Fresh Tomato or Pizza Sauce

Makes 3-4 Cups sauce tomato sauce and 2 cups pizza sauce.

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Herbed Tomato Soup with a Poached Egg

Poached eggs are cooked in a vat of slowly cooking liquid, but they are not boiled.

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Marjoram Tomato Mac & Cheese

Some of our favorite and most comforting winter mac & cheese recipes, so embrace the bounty of choices when it comes to mac & cheese to create comfort and nostalgia!

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Nissa’s Lasagna

Makes one large lasagna

Ingredients

Olive oil
4 cloves garlic, chopped fine
2 medium yellow, onions, chopped small
2 medium carrots, chopped small
2 medium green zucchini, chopped small
1 cup broccoli florets, cut super small
4 medium tomatoes, chopped small
¼ cup fresh basil, chopped fine (2 tablespoons reserved)
¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped fine (2 tablespoons reserved)
¼ cup fresh marjoram, chopped fine (2 [...]

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Red Onion Apple Caraway

Ingredients

¼ red onion, chopped fine
1 cup apples, chopped
2 teaspoons caraway seeds
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup Manchego cheese, shredded
1 egg white, for brushing tops of pop tarts
2 tablespoons soy or rice milk (vegan option), for brushing tops of pop tarts
Directions

In a bowl, combine all ingredients and use to fill savory pop tart.
Preheat oven to [...]

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Vegetable, Bean, and Cheese Burritos

Serves 8

Ingredients

2 tablespoons canola oil
1 medium white onion, chopped medium
1 red bell pepper, chopped medium
1 poblano pepper, chopped medium
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped fine
1 medium tomato, chopped medium
1 tablespoon cumin
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 teaspoons salt
½ cup white rice
1 cup water
1½ cups pinto beans, black beans, red beans, or your choice of beans (pre-cooked or [...]

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Whole Grain or Whole Wheat Pie Crust

Ingredients

1½ cups flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, cold and cut into small pieces
2 to 4 tablespoons ice water

Directions

In a large bowl, combine flour, whole wheat flour, brown sugar and salt. Cut in butter with two forks or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add ice [...]

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Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

There is no better way to get family and friends together in the fall than a pizza night.

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