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Category: Recipes

YUM!! – Autumn Apple Butter Recipe to Share

Recipe courtesy of the Kielstrup's Kitchen (Thanks Becky!!) Start with 4# apples, quartered - do not peel Put in large saucepan with 2 cups water and 1 cup apple cider vinegar, cook until apples are soft. Then put the mix through food mill to make apple sauce like consistency. Transfer…

Seasonal Recipe: Tomato Tart

Take advantage of the season before it's completely over (always too soon!!). Nothing says “summer” like a fresh, juicy, just-picked tomato. If you’re fortunate to have plants of your own, or can find your way to the bounty of a local farmer’s market, go ahead and try a new recipe like…

Avant Gardening’s Asparagus Risotto with Mushrooms

Sick of asparagus yet?! Looking for a great recipe to use up the last of your last harvest? This Asparagus & Mushroom Risotto is the best comfort food ever! It takes some patience to make, but really isn't that difficult! Experiment with this recipe if you're looking for something new to…

Look What We Found!! Morel Mushroom Sighting at Avant Gardening & Landscaping

Hooray, spring is here! While it’s time for flowers and showers, it’s also time for Morels! These little, golden beauties are a favorite of mushroom eaters and mushroom hunters everywhere. Each spring hundreds of people take to the woods to look for these delicious little treasures. If there is one…

Enjoy an Avant Favorite: Comfort Food to Warm You this Winter

Check your calendar. It's hard to believe Groundhog Day, 2015 is upon us! And while the Avant Gardening and Landscaping team doesn't know which groundhog will predict what - there's the world-famous Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania, and Jimmy the Groundhog in Sun Prairie - we do know many of us may still end…