Roasted Potatoes and Spinach with Goat Cheese and Eggs

Outdoor meal with eggs and vegetables

Breakfast for Dinner is one of our favorite meals!  Layers of delicious ingredients that you would enjoy for ANY meal of the day make this dish universal.  It can also be made with sweet potatoes, butternut squash or any other roasting vegetable you have on hand. This recipe calls for Fleur de sel, a French finishing…

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Pomegranate Molasses

Jar of homemade berry jam

When pomegranates are in season, we like to make our juice for this recipe with fresh pomegranates to avoid any preservatives or added sugar.  If they are not in season, you can substitute a high quality, unsweetened pomegranate juice.  This molasses will last in your refrigerator for up to 6 months and can be used…

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Kitty’s Coffee Cake

Bundt cake on glass plate with greenery

This was my mother in law’s favorite coffee cake recipe. Catherine, lovingly known as Kitty, wasn’t one to share her recipes without a little nudging. Many of them lived only in her head and didn’t exist on paper. I was so afraid that if no one got around to writing them down, these beloved family…

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Clam Chowder

Close-up of fresh clams

I have tried so many clam chowder recipes! I combined the best parts of the recipes I liked to make this one.  This is a milky chowder not thickened with flour; your spoon will not stand on end in this dish. It feels fresh and clean so you can taste the clams. When we have…

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Sautéed Eggplant with Parsley and Pine Nuts

Roasted eggplant dish garnished with herbs

I made this dish for some new friends that we met sailing in DownEast Maine. Joe told me his favorite vegetable was eggplant, so when they stopped by to see us on their journey, I had to make this for him. Joe loved it and asked me for the recipe; every hostesses golden moment. I…

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