on soup & healing {Unstuffed Green Pepper Soup}

Soup is, perhaps, the ultimate comfort food. When one feels ill, soup. On a rainy or chilly day, soup. For heartbreak, soup. And so it was that last night, the only thing on my mind for supper was soup. All is not right in the world. When bombs explode. When we...

on Weeknight Dinners: Herbed Parmesan Squash

OK, I promised another side dish recipe. This one got my mother – not a squash fan – to say, ‘I didn’t even hate it!’ =) Hi mom! It makes me look forward to this summer and fall, when our neighborhood farmers market will be heavy with...

on Weeknight Dinners: Buttery Scalloped Potatoes

I’m terribly boring when it comes to side dishes. I tend to choose from a handful of default options: frozen green vegetable, brown rice, green salad, couscous… the end. So I knew I had to try a couple sides from Gooseberry Patch’s Weeknight Dinners,...

on Weeknight Dinners: Slow-Cooked Minestrone

Here in Minnesota, we’ve gotten snow every single day this week, which totally thrills me! I love snow. Love it. Doesn’t matter what time of day it snows, it gives me Christmas morning feeling. Is there anything better than cozying up by the fireplace,...

on Weeknight Dinners: Busy-Night Taco Bake

This is one new-to-us main dish that we’re loving these days: We were too busy eating to remember to snap a single picture. Busy-Night Taco Bake Gooseberry Patch 1lb ground beef 1-1/4 oz. pkg. taco seasoning (I used my homemade seasoning) 3/4 c. water 6 6-inch...

on the Very Best Ever Pumpkin Bread recipe

Oh, this season. This wonderful season in all of its cozy glory has returned, the autumn colors given way to the early darkening of the evening. Bare branches brush the dim sky, and there’s more than a chill in the air. Halloween decorations meet Christmas decor...

on the Harvest Table: Asparagus Bundles

This was a super simple addition to our grilled pork chop supper last week. See, you can make harvest recipes even when it’s 80* outside! =) Asparagus Bundlesfrom the Harvest Table,by Gooseberry Patchone bunch thin asparagus spears, trimmed to 6inches1-2 T....
Arugula Salad & Baked Pears

Arugula Salad & Baked Pears

Oh friends… this recipe from the The Harvest Table, was soooo good! It was a chilly day here in Minnesota and this cool weather recipe really hit the spot. I can just see savoring the creamy gorgonzola and nutty pecans in October, when there’s really a nip...

Colorful Couscous Salad

There’s nothing better than down home, country style comfort food. That’s exactly what Gooseberry Patch excels at providing us – tried and true family recipes for delicious meals and sides, sweet treats and beverages. The new Meals in Minutes: 10th Anniversary Edition...
Peppermint Popcorn Crunch Recipe

Peppermint Popcorn Crunch Recipe

Last week a recipe appeared in my reader that almost spoke to me. White chocolate, mint m&m’s, sprinkles… I had to have it. So like any good 40 week pregnant girl, I sent my sweet Husby to the craft store for peppermint melts =) They didn’t have...

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