Category: Food
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What is a Pawpaw and Where Have They Been All My Life?
Last Saturday morning, I was on my way to the 7th Annual PawPaw Festival at Long Creek Homestead to answer those questions. It was almost ridiculous how excited I was to try my first pawpaw. I had never even heard of pawpaws before last September when I saw an advertisement for the 6th Annual PawPaw…
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Garden Fresh Peppermint and Lemon Balm Tea
Peppermint is taking over my garden and it makes me very happy. I purposefully planted the mint in a bare spot that I wanted to fill in and it reliably covered all of the open space. It has established itself as the ruler of its domain, effectively blocking all weeds. It is bordered by a…
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The Maple Syrup Festival is a Sweet Way to Welcome Spring
Today, Sunday March 20th, is the final day of the 2022 Maple Syrup Festival at Cunningham Falls State Park. If you are looking for a way to get outside and enjoy this first day of spring, then a day in the woods sounds perfect to me. Learn about maple syrup production in Maryland, taste some…
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Confit: A Traditional Preservation Method That Can Make Anything Extraordinary, Even Chicken
I usually have a hard time getting excited about chicken. But duck…duck I can get very excited about. Especially duck confit: duck that has cured and cooked slowly in duck fat until the meat is silky smooth and the flavors intensified. The problem is that duck can be both expensive and hard to find. Chicken,…
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Poutine: This Delicious Mess is Becoming an Art Form
Is poutine taking over the world? It sure seems so. It’s showing up on menus everywhere we go, including here in Frederick Maryland. The word poutine is Québécois slang for a “mess” and as soon as you see it, you’ll understand why. We developed a taste for this French-Canadian specialty when we spent a few…
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