I would not consider myself a baker. I always sigh and move on, when I see a really delicious dessert that requires baking. I tend to mess up the recipes in some small way. It may be overly dry, or maybe it doesn’t rise properly, too dense or some other version of too much or […]
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You spend days or even weeks planning Thanksgiving dinner and then you spend hours cooking an amazing turkey, perfect stuffing, fluffy mashed potatoes, delicious casseroles and pies pies pies! But what about the cranberry sauce? Most of us just make one simple decision – whole berry or jellied. We decant the can and call it
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“Now You Can Make Magic In Your Kitchen, Too!”A Fairy Cooking WandDesigned Exclusively for The Food Fairy®Seen on the “Cook Once—Eat For Weeks” DVD It takes the artisan 30 minutes to hand make each of these kitchen tools. He personally selects the maplewhich comes from timbers farmed ecologically by an Amish family in Monroe, Wisconsin.If
I am not a vegan, but these cookies are delicious! I doubt they are any better for you, the environment or anyone else except maybe the cows and chickens. They are not easier to make. So why did I make them? Well that’s easy, I didn’t have enough eggs or butter, but my pantry just
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It’s always fun to come up with a menu based on a single ingredient. Sometimes it’s the protein, sometimes it’s a vegetable. This time around the recipe was based on something that wouldn’t even end up in the recipe! Enter the Gewurztraminer (pronounced gə-ˈvu̇rt-ˌstra-mə-nər). We tasted a bottle at our local wine shop and loved
We live just down the street from a little roadside stand that sells arguably some of the freshest seafood possible. We love to stop in and pick up whatever they happen to have and fashion a dish around that ingredient. This past weekend that dish happened to be Swordfish. I’ve never cooked it before, and
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2019Celebrating Over 20 Years! Who do you know who gleefully spends decades flying around kitchens cooking, serving, creating and generally glowing while tirelessly persevering to bring love-filled food to local NC residents? If you haven’t yet met Terri, The Food Fairy or any of her 20 some offspring, (aka foodfairyettes), you still have time because
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When my wife came home with “The High-Protein Vegan Cookbook” I rolled my eyes and gave her a look like “You’re kidding right? Why do we need this?” We love meat and dairy and I find a lot of vegan versions of regular dishes to be poor substitutes. But I sucked in my desire to
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This Christmas, Terri, The Food Fairy, gifted each of her tenured head chefs a brand new Instant Pot. Initially I didn’t really understand what the hype was about, but after some experimenting, I am officially a fan. My plan for this Ragu was to make it “the old fashioned way” slow cooking in the oven.
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Just last week one of my regular clients asked me to make her an apple pie. Dessert requests are a rarity at The Food Fairy, so I was excited to oblige! In 1978 when I was living in the Catskill Mountains of New York I was overjoyed at the plethora of wild apples available for
Please come and celebrate-rsvp [email protected]…365 Nicks Bend W, Pittsboro, NC 27312. On Saturday, December 30, 3:00-5:00 pm, en-joy some fairy food and allow me to offer you another form of nourishment. I’d like you to meet my friend Mark Nathaniel Mead, MSC, a holistic nutritionist specializing in Nutritional Oncology, helping cancer patients optimize treatment outcomes
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Sweet potatoes, being so colorful, nutritious, and delicious, are a great option for any course in a meal. You can have twice baked potatoes with chevre and bacon, or scalloped potatoes with apples and sweet onions, or a sweet potato mousse with praline caramel sauce… Not today, for you need something quick and yummy! I created this recipe when teaching a high fiber health and wellness class. You can use leftover cooked sweet potatoes or cook some up especially for this tasty appetizer. Also, great for kids’ lunches!
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It’s the season of family, friends, and amazing food!!! When I think of the holidays, besides the memories and images of my family and friends…I immediately have visions of food. Black olives, deviled eggs, homemade yeast rolls, sausage balls, and mashed potatoes…real mashed potatoes (tiny lumps and all)!! No matter where we are in the
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My dear friends, Ann and Roger Lenhardt of Norms Farms, created some super tasty elderberry products that are as delicious as they are fun to play around with in the kitchen. A few autumns ago I created this “not too spicy” salsa / sauce / relish using their Elderberry Cordial and some Elderberry Jam! This
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This recipe from a 1980’s Cuisinart® magazine “The Pleasures of Cooking”, has been a family favorite for decades! It wouldn’t be a holiday in my, now adult, family without it. Most everyone I have served this to find themselves craving the flavors of this tart in any season, whether served hot, warm or cold. You
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My annual family gathering always revolves around plenty of wonderful food. Generally we plan to try new recipes while also including a few family favorites. One dish that always appears on the brunch menu is a cheesy ham and grits casserole originally from Southern Living Magazine. The “crust” is made up of pre-baked cheesy grits
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There is a perception, among some, that gluten-free items are, by their nature, “healthy,” and generally not very tasty. I’m here to tell you that in some cases, neither of those things are true. There are so many people who either adhere to a gluten-free diet as preference, or are restricted to one because of
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This Memorial Day weekend many of us will ring in summer 2016 with cook outs, pool parties, and a four day work week. We expect some of the usual staples to be present: hamburgers, hotdogs, ice cream, sun burns, you know the drill. What I’m most excited about when summer comes around is the abundance
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Most of us can agree that we are in a state of perpetually “trying to save money,” and “trying to eat more veggies.” Today, I have something for you that will set you in the right direction toward both worthy goals: Mason Jar Salads. If you can put in the time to prepare these in
Thanksgiving Day I awoke this morning with gratitude. Gratitude for this business that supports me, allows me to offer financial and time support to others as well as provide a job and avenue for income and creativity for talented women with children and grandchildren who are loving and nurturing by their very nature. Nineteen years
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