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| no children fell off porch |
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| no children hurt on trampoline |
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| happy times on the porch |
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| A Very Dapper Farmer appeared at the close of the party |
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| guests were put to work during demo |
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| Kevin STUFFED THAT BIRD!!!! |
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| Wenona jumped right in |
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| perfect explantions |
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| happy guest with feathers for fly-tying |
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| proud hostess Sadie |
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| the decorations were fabulous |
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| veggie base |
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| gremolata |
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| Happy Chef |
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| the Chef gets a kiss from his wife to congratulate him on a job well done |
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| the turkeys legs simmered on |
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| dessert wine to celebrate the end of the party |
Here are some recipes....
Pumpkin Pie Tartlets- Martha's recipe by pressing crust into muffin tins with cupcake liners and baking only about 10mins-just before got brown, cooling then filling with pie filling and baking again
http://www.marthastewart.com/353673/easy-pumpkin-pie-press-shortbread-crust
Beet and Apple Mash
http://www.marthastewart.com/938824/beet-apple-mash
Pear-Butternut Squash Soup
2 onions -diced
1 pear cored peeled and cut into 1/8ths
1 butternut squash
1/2 cup white wine
3 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup cream
1/2 tsp thyme
salt
pepper
cut squash into 1/4rs and remove seeds. roast in oven at 325deg F until flesh soft -scoop it out
cook onions and pears together until onions translucent in a soup pot
add flesh of squash that was roasted, 1/2 cup wine and cook 5 minutes on med heat stirring freq
add stock and salt, pepper, thyme and simmer for 30minutes
puree with hand blender and add cream
serve immed - garnish with pan browned pine nuts and leaping waters farm fried bacon crumbles
