Here are a couple with more to follow! Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
Blueberry Pine Bark:
http://cookthestory.wordpress.com/2010/12/28/white-chocolate-bark-with-blueberries-toasted-pine-nuts-and-a-zest-of-lemon/
(Beet) Chocolate Cake
This cake is almost too good to make it into a list of recipes for dessert made with vegetables. If you do not tell your family and friends, no one will ever suspect that this moist, rich cake is anything but chocolate.
Ingredients
1 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
3 eggs
4 ounces semisweet chocolate
2 cups cooked beets, pureed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
Preheat oven to 375F. Soften butter or margarine. Cream together ¾ cup of the butter or margarine with the brown sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs and mix well. Combine chocolate with remaining butter or margarine and melt in the microwave at 15-second intervals or in a double boiler. Allow to cool slightly and add to egg mixture. Add beets and vanilla and mix well. Combine remaining dry ingredients in a small bowl. Add to large bowl and mix well. Pour into greased cake pan and bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Dust with powdered sugar or top with your favorite frosting.
The next time your family is clamoring for something sweet, make it a little bit healthier using one of these delicious yet nutrient-packed recipes for dessert made with vegetables.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Three cheers for "Cheers for Chocolate Festival!"
It was a chocolate lovers feast on Saturday at the Holly Hill Mall in Burlington. Our own Sally Brown was the "Willy Wonka" of the event as she planned, planted,and harvested an abundance of chocolotiers and chocolate cheers for a sweet filled day! Approximately 30 businesses to include restaurants,caterers,(and our garden!)shared 500 scrumptious samples each of chocolate treats to a steady crowd of cravers. The Garden of Concord's offerings were not the most elite, but in creativity(and variety!),we did compete! Chocolate covered carrots, Beet chocolate cupcakes, Spinach brownies, Chocolate delights, Jalapeno brownies, Zucchini chocolate muffins, Chocolate truffles, White pine bark with blueberries, and the best ever chocolate chip cookies were enjoyed by many!
We also shared many garden cheers in anticipation of our season soon beginning. Our first new seasonal membership for the year was sold to an unknown buyer in the silent auction held (looking forward to meeting and growing with you!)
Many thanks to all our garden members that whipped up samples and served and to everyone that considered and selected our sweets! Many of you have inquired of the recipes and they will be posted soon!
Come grow (and cook!) with us..It WILL be good!
-Donna
We also shared many garden cheers in anticipation of our season soon beginning. Our first new seasonal membership for the year was sold to an unknown buyer in the silent auction held (looking forward to meeting and growing with you!)
Many thanks to all our garden members that whipped up samples and served and to everyone that considered and selected our sweets! Many of you have inquired of the recipes and they will be posted soon!
Come grow (and cook!) with us..It WILL be good!
-Donna
Friday, February 4, 2011
A Change of Seasons in The Garden of Concord!
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth...Then God said “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds”…And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years”…Then God said, “I give you the plants...and trees…to be yours for food”…God saw all that He had made and it was very good…Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the East…He took the man and put him in the garden… to work it and take care of it… (Genesis 1-2:15)
As a change of season is on the horizon, we reflect on the many blessings that God has given us in The Garden of Concord and how thankful we are to His calling of us to be stewards of His creation. We offer our praise to our Lord as He continues to lead us in our mission to provide a means for those in our community, both in and outside the church, to experience Christian fellowship, love, and joy, through the sharing of our gifts and fruits of the garden. We offer many thanks to our community of members,family, and friends for your continued prayers, support, encouragement, and donations to our garden ministry.
It is a season of change this year in the garden with new plantings and membership plans. We look forward to a new greenhouse, additional strawberry beds, raspberries, asparagus, a row of grapevines, beneficial flower gardens, and even new-feathered friends! We will continue with all of our past garden favorites to include plenty of beans, beets, broccoli, cantaloupe, carrots, collards, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, herbs, kale, lettuces, okra, onions, peanuts, peas, peppers, popcorn, potatoes, radish, spinach, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, and of course lots of tomatoes!
Our new membership plans will reflect the seasons and needs of our members. We are hopeful that this pilot idea planted will produce an abundant harvest of new (and existing) gardeners! $10 a season or $25 for all three: spring (Mar-May), summer (Jun-Aug), and fall (Sep-Nov). The work commitment remains the same, gardening one hour per week during a scheduled work day (Mon/Wed/Sat) for a share of that days’ harvest. Come garden with us! Many hands do make light work!!
“Don’t want to get your hands dirty? Gardening just isn’t for you? Already have a garden? How can I help?” Please prayerfully consider becoming a “Garden Angel” with a supporting membership of $50 per year as you partner in our focus of physically and spiritually nurturing the needs of our community. Your donations will provide membership assistance, the offering of (more) garden side shoots such as group projects, “Jr. gardener” activities, plantings for food ministries, food and faith studies, and garden gatherings.
Come grow with us as we sustain our continued growth for many seasons to come!
It WILL be good!
-Donna Poe
As a change of season is on the horizon, we reflect on the many blessings that God has given us in The Garden of Concord and how thankful we are to His calling of us to be stewards of His creation. We offer our praise to our Lord as He continues to lead us in our mission to provide a means for those in our community, both in and outside the church, to experience Christian fellowship, love, and joy, through the sharing of our gifts and fruits of the garden. We offer many thanks to our community of members,family, and friends for your continued prayers, support, encouragement, and donations to our garden ministry.
It is a season of change this year in the garden with new plantings and membership plans. We look forward to a new greenhouse, additional strawberry beds, raspberries, asparagus, a row of grapevines, beneficial flower gardens, and even new-feathered friends! We will continue with all of our past garden favorites to include plenty of beans, beets, broccoli, cantaloupe, carrots, collards, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, herbs, kale, lettuces, okra, onions, peanuts, peas, peppers, popcorn, potatoes, radish, spinach, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, and of course lots of tomatoes!
Our new membership plans will reflect the seasons and needs of our members. We are hopeful that this pilot idea planted will produce an abundant harvest of new (and existing) gardeners! $10 a season or $25 for all three: spring (Mar-May), summer (Jun-Aug), and fall (Sep-Nov). The work commitment remains the same, gardening one hour per week during a scheduled work day (Mon/Wed/Sat) for a share of that days’ harvest. Come garden with us! Many hands do make light work!!
“Don’t want to get your hands dirty? Gardening just isn’t for you? Already have a garden? How can I help?” Please prayerfully consider becoming a “Garden Angel” with a supporting membership of $50 per year as you partner in our focus of physically and spiritually nurturing the needs of our community. Your donations will provide membership assistance, the offering of (more) garden side shoots such as group projects, “Jr. gardener” activities, plantings for food ministries, food and faith studies, and garden gatherings.
Come grow with us as we sustain our continued growth for many seasons to come!
It WILL be good!
-Donna Poe
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