Cucumber Carrot Juice
Ingredients:
8 Carrots
2 Cucumbers
Preparation:
Wash and rinse both cucumbers.  Trim the skin off and set them aside. Wash and rinse the carrots. Feed the vegetables into the juicer one by one. Stir to make sure both juices are evenly mixed.

Fresh Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette
Ingredients:

3 Tbs Raspberry jam
2 Tbs Olive Oil
3 Tbs Red Wine Vinegar
1/2 Tsp Dijon Mustard
Pepper

Directions:
In a container with a tight lid, combine all ingredients and shake well.  Refrigerate for 2 hours or more.
Pour over your favorite salad ingredients like spinach, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, strawberries, almonds, a chopped hard boiled egg, etc.

FRESH TOMATO BASIL SOUP
 
 
Ingredients
 
 
3 tablespoons olive oil
 2 red onions, chopped
3 tablespoons butter
3 cloves garlic, minced
5 large vine-ripened tomatoes, cored, peeled and chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/4 cup packed chopped fresh basil leaves
3 cups chicken broth
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
3/4 cup heavy cream
Croutons and julienned basil leaves, for garnish
Directions
Heat the olive oil [...]

Hubbard Squash Pie
 

Ingredients:

2 ½ lb. Hubbard squash to yield 2 cups puree (extra can be frozen)½ cup dark brown sugar
3 large eggs
½ cup heavy cream
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground all spice½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
3 Tablespoon salted butter, softened
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

 
PREPARATION:

1.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large baking [...]

Fried Pumpkin Blossoms
Ingredients:
1 Dozen Pumpkin Blossoms
3 Eggs
1 dozen Saltine Crackers
Salt
Pepper
1/2  stick of Margarine
Preparation:
Crush crackers  and place in a bowl.   Add salt and pepper to taste.
In a different bowl, scramble eggs.  Dredge pumpkin blossoms gently in egg batter, then into the cracker crumbs.
The flowers are tender, so it is better to set the blossom in [...]

My friend Sarah Hassebroek brought a RHUBARB CAKE to a meeting for us to try. OMG!  It was the best rhubarb dessert I ever tried!  Here is the recipe.  Prepare it and enjoy!
ALMOND RHUBARB CAKE
Ingredients

1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon [...]

Chive Butter
Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
2 tablespoons snipped chives
1 small clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
Salt and pepper

Directions

In a small bowl, cream together the butter, chives, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Cover the herb butter and store in refrigerator for 3 hours before use.