I’ve dubbed this several-degrees-below Chicago season the Winter of Butter. As in, how many pounds of butter can one woman buy at Costco in one three month period and how fast can she make it disappear? Pregnancy has woken my baking genes and they don’t tolerate low-fat substitutes. At first I played with chocolate. For Thanksgiving, canned pumpkin. But at Christmas, even nice Jewish girls get bitten by the gingerbread bug. Taking advantage of my sister-in-law’s Chanukah gift-- fruit of the month club (yee-haw!)-- I composed some gingerbread pear muffins inspired by this recipe from epicurious.
All was going well until I opened the oven door to check on the progress of my spicy little babies, and the oven handle popped off. Guess that’s one way to curb the baking spree.
CELEBRATE ORGANIC RECIPE CONTEST
The Rules: Create an autumn/winter holiday-focused dish or food gift with Organic Valley and Organic Prairie products. A recipe may be entered in only one category. Entries must be your own creation or an adaptation of another recipe, with credit given to the source.
Judging Criteria: Entries will be judged on flavor, originality, clarity and completeness of recipe, and best use of Organic Valley and Organic Prairie products.
The Prize: A one-day local food adventure specially designed for you and up to three guests. This unique experience will include a tour of an organic family farm near you, accompanied by a local celebrity chef and an Organic Valley guide, and an on-the-farm gourmet meal with your host farm family. The winner in each of the five recipe categories will receive 52 coupons for any Organic Valley butter.
The Entry: Gingerbread Pear Muffins
CELEBRATE ORGANIC RECIPE CONTEST
The Rules: Create an autumn/winter holiday-focused dish or food gift with Organic Valley and Organic Prairie products. A recipe may be entered in only one category. Entries must be your own creation or an adaptation of another recipe, with credit given to the source.
Judging Criteria: Entries will be judged on flavor, originality, clarity and completeness of recipe, and best use of Organic Valley and Organic Prairie products.
The Prize: A one-day local food adventure specially designed for you and up to three guests. This unique experience will include a tour of an organic family farm near you, accompanied by a local celebrity chef and an Organic Valley guide, and an on-the-farm gourmet meal with your host farm family. The winner in each of the five recipe categories will receive 52 coupons for any Organic Valley butter.
The Entry: Gingerbread Pear Muffins
