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Simple Cherry Galette
The reason this cherry galette recipe only has three pictures is because, well, it wasn’t supposed to be a blog post. I was wanting a picture with some purple/maroon hues to add to the portfolio, so I threw this together and took the shots, only to realize afterwards how DELICIOUS it was. I’d made an extra rough pastry for the sake of visual texture, and halved fresh cherries instead of using canned pie filling so it wouldn’t look too soupy… but the result was unintentionally amazing. I had one bite and then ran upstairs to my office to type up what I could remember of my impromptu recipe and I…
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Apple Cider Sangria
It snowed all night. I needed an apple cider sangria recipe. Montana may not be so lucky as to have a second “Indian summer”, so I thought I’d push out at least one more autumnal recipe before all is lost to the Great White Blanket. And I needed a sangria recipe that made me feel like we still had yellow leaves on the trees. Hence the apple cider. I suppose it would be pretty easy for this recipe to be converted to a holiday drink if needed– and don’t hate me for this– but I actually think it would be wonderful served hot with some whole spices steeped in.…
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Poached Pear and Spice Loaf — Baking into Autumn
I didn’t realize how desperately I had starved for a true Autumn until it arrived. “Alaska in the fall” doesn’t really exist beyond the three days you may see yellow leaves before everything’s hastily buried in snow. Existing slightly closer to the equator has given me the classic gradual slope of changing seasons, and my kitchen is a happy reflection of it all. Spiced teas, pumpkin cakes, and an abundance of colorful squashes will be present in my next few posts, so get ready! Today, we’re kicking off with a recipe that just so happened to go really well on the very first attempt–a welcomed and rare miracle. So it’s…
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