Category Archives: Recipes and baking

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Apple Cake

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

It’s apple season here in New England, and the family went picking last week at Butternut Farm in nearby Farmington, NH. Butternut is a family-owned farm that works not only to support their family and customers but also our local … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes and baking | Tagged Apple Cake, Apples, Brown Sugar Cinnamon Apple Cake, Local farmers, Macouns, PIcking apples, Support your local farmer | 10 Comments

Whoopie Pies

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Have you ever eaten a Whoopie Pie, two dark chocolate cake like cookies held together with frosting or fluff? . Whoopie Pies are definitely a New England thing. You find the original chocolate, or vanilla, pumpkin, and even zucchini flavors … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Recipes and baking | Tagged Baking, Camping, Family recipes, Hampton Beach, New England, Whoopie Pies, Wilton Cake Decorating | 11 Comments

When good friends mean good eating

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Prior to our cross-country move ten plus years ago, we had great friends that we were closer to than some of our family. For years, we watched our kids grow up, attended business functions together, saw grandkids arrive, helped each … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Recipes and baking | Tagged Apples, Baking, Blackberries, Blackberry cobbler, Blackberry muffins, Camping, Friends, Friendship, Lake Winnepesaukee | 9 Comments

Summer squash season

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Back in April, we started our plants from seeds with the hope of enjoying a harvest of delicious zucchini. So far, it has been a good growing season. Growing heirloom varieties of zucchini and choosing not to use pesticides is … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Recipes and baking, Vegetable Gardening | Tagged Fried zucchini, Gardening, Heirloom seeds, Organic gardening, Squash bug, Squash stem root rot, Summer squash, Zucchini chocolate cake, Zucchini muffins, Zucchini squash | 10 Comments

Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

We love our high bush blueberries here at 1840 Farm and always tuck some away in the freezer for the cold New England winter. With an outside temperature of -1.9 ºF., I decided to bake something with blueberries that would not only … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes and baking | Tagged Baking, Blueberries, Blueberry cake, Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake, Cooking, King Arthur Flour, Sweets | 25 Comments

Yankee baking

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I’m at it again – I’m baking. How can a grandmother resist baking for her grandchildren when the chickens keep producing these gorgeous fresh eggs. Eight eggs from twelve chickens in one day! Last week I did a post about … Continue reading →