Today I’m sharing with you the 2nd place winners in both the Fruit and Veggie categories of our 2012 Homegrown Recipe Contest. Make either of these this weekend for a true treat! Raspberry Cheesecake by Kyle L. of Boulder, ColoradoIngredients: For the crust (can use a pre-made crust if in a time crunch): 1-1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs (approx. 10…Read More
Wow! What a wonderful year we had in our Homegrown Recipe Contest! We received so many good recipes and I think all of us here at the Bulb Blog and Holland Bulb Farms have gained ten pounds over the last two weeks while creating and tasting so many of them… Today is the day we promised the big announcement of…Read More
So a huge THANK YOU to everyone who submitted recipes in this year’s Homegrown Recipe Contest! We received so many great entries and we here at the Bulb Blog and Holland Bulb Farms have been working frantically around the clock (ok, so maybe not quite the much…) in our kitchens to create as many of them as we can to…Read More
Here at the Bulb Blog and Holland Bulb Farms, we busy re-creating all of the wonderful entries we received from the 2012 Homegrown Recipe Contest. Even though the contest officially ended last Friday, I thought I’d share with you one of the entries we’ve found recently to be truly delightful! This unique salad recipe comes to us from Kyle in…Read More
I’d like to share with you another delicious recipe we’ve received for the 2nd Annual Homegrown Recipe Contest. This one comes to us from Pam Correll in Pennsylvania and I felt it was a good one to feature since it uses a vegetable not quite as commonly-grown in the garden: eggplant! Considered a “superfood” by many nutritionists, eggplants are packed…Read More
Yes, it an age-old question and one that comes with much debate. Normally I wouldn’t write a post about something so “overly discussed”, however, I’ve received multiple entries into the recipe contest that use tomatoes as their “qualifying ingredient”. Since we have a separate contest category for fruits and a separate category for vegetables, it is required that an entry…Read More
The 2nd Annual Homegrown Recipe Contest is in full-swing and we’ve been receiving some AMAZING recipes! With the “feels like” temperature today being -14 degrees F, my thoughts are turning towards food of warmth and comfort. Therefore, I’ve selected Barbara Engelhart’s recipe for Bacon Kissed Potato Gratin to share with you today! Barbara submits her recipe to us from her…Read More
Listen up all of you cooks and bakers out there! Holland Bulb Farms just announced its 2nd Annual Homegrown Recipe Contest! Just like last year, Holland Bulb Farms is asking for your best recipes using a fruit and/or vegetable that they sell! The contest began on Friday, January 13th and continues for about a month with the deadline being on…Read More
We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives… not looking for flaws, but for potential. ~Ellen Goodman The New Year is upon us and the topic of…Read More
I’ve been really into making soups lately…probably due to the fact the weather has turned chilly fast and there is nothing like a steaming bowl of creamy soup to warm the soul after a long day. I made the following recipe last night, amidst all of the ghosts, witches, and Justin Beiber look-alikes coming to our door. It was a…Read More
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