Time honored recipes from those featured on CUpS, and from our own family treasures.

Caponata Pasta

Caponata Pasta

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Hominy Waffles

Hominy Waffles

The toasty corn flavor in these waffles lends them to dinner, as well as breakfast. Try serving them with grilled sausages. This recipe was originally published by Nicole Rees in the Oregonian. Hominy Waffles 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon baking soda 2 cups buttermilk, at room [...]

Cheese Grits and Collard Greens

Cheese Grits and Collard Greens

For a vegetarian version, eliminate the bacon, and use mushroom stock, vegetable broth or water rather than chicken stock and olive oil instead of butter. The cheese is up to you…it’s delicious with it, but the plain, non-savory version is great too and it makes a wonderful breakfast porridge served with maple syrup or molasses. [...]

Small Batch Fresh Strawberry Jam

Small Batch Fresh Strawberry Jam

From the episode: Preserving Food And Friendship

Egg Enchiladas

Egg Enchiladas

Related Post: Organic Dairyman- Part 2: The Farmer Jon Bansen believes that since he converted his farm over to being organic and sustainable, he’s becomes a much better farmer, and built a better business. In this story, there may be important lessons for both farmers and the American Public. Ingredients 12 eggs hard boiled, then [...]

Danish Soup

Danish Soup

This longstanding family recipe for making Danish Soup calls for the following fresh ingredients…

Gourmet Mac & Cheese

Gourmet Mac & Cheese

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Small Batch Chicken Stock

Small Batch Chicken Stock

TwoJunes, Lisa Bell and Nicole Rees, share their latest recipe: We freeze all our poultry carcasses and bones, be it chicken, duck or turkey. Then, when the carrots and celery are looking a little droopy, we pull everything out and make a huge batch of stock. Very little gets wasted that way. We usually make [...]