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Home » early bird » Fresh from the Farmstand: Review & Giveaway

Fresh from the Farmstand: Review & Giveaway

December 9, 2011 By Cris 69 Comments

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Just as the weather is turning cold around here for good until those wonderful first warm days of spring, my mailbox bursted with one last summer blast when this flavorful find– Fresh from the Farmstand — arrived from my friends at Gooseberry Patch.

Truth be told, I have been busy in the kitchen ever since… and surprisingly, I have found some very flavorful ways to ring in the winter season… although I can’t wait for those summer time fruits and veggies next summer to really give this book a go…

Confession time… while I awaited your vote on the recipes you wanted me to share, I cheated and whipped up a few things that I just couldn’t wait to try.

Things like Jo Ann’s very own Roasted Tomato Soup… which just so happened to be a lovely perfect companion to my Grilled 3 Cheese. I had never made tomato soup from scratch before, but when I saw this was Jo Ann’s recipe AND it involved balsamic vinegar… I knew I had to try it. Oh my word, it was GOODe! We loved it!

I also cheated and whipped up some 40 Clove Chicken. I was so curious to try this rustic dish and I just happened to have a jar of peeled garlic cloves reaching their expiration date, so I took it as a sign from above that I had to make it 😉 We really enjoyed this simple and filling dish and the presentation was just beautiful… made us feel like we were eating somethin’ fancy 😉

Now, while I had fun trying these recipes, some of the real gems of the book came from your vote…

Among our favorites?

The Whole- Grain Berry Coffee Cake is divine!

This dense cake is just sweet enough to let your taste buds know they are in for a real treat and hearty enough to keep you going until lunch time.

The Green Goddess Bacon Salad could get any meat-lover to eat their greens! This yummy salad has chicken, eggs and bacon (of course) sprinkled through a bed of veggies that not only makes you feel good about what you are eating, but fully satisfied too.

The Savory Monkey Bread was amazing! We so loved this flavorful herbed bread to accompany our meals. I cannot wait to try it with the herbs I am growing in my new AeroGarden.

Now, I will share all of these yummy recipes in addition to the 4 Ingredient Broccoli Soup, Spinach Dip Bread Bowl, Light and Lemony Potato Salad and Made From Scratch Carrot Cake in the coming days as promised.

In the meantime, you can pre-order Fresh from the Farmstand from Amazon for just over $10!

Or, if you are feeling lucky, you can enter to win a copy BEFORE it hits store shelves in January!

Note: If you are joining us from email OR feed, you will need to visit the blog to enter on the widget below.


Oh, and did I mention that yours truly has TWO recipes in this cookbook!

Our Peach Oatmeal Pancakes are on page 7!

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And, our Yummy Freezer Beans are on page 93!

Note: Amazon links are affiliate links as always.

About Cris
I am the mama behind GOODEness Gracious and the owner of Cris Goode Solutions. Here at GOODEness Gracious, we like to keep it light and fun as we cook up family meals, share our super mommy secrets and chat it up about the GOODe life:) So come on in and sit a spell.

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  1. Rachel E. Santiago says

    December 17, 2011 at 1:41 pm

    Peach oatmeal panckaes!!!! Mmmmmmmm!!!!!! Sounds like a new breakfast for our traditional Christmas breakfast.

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  2. kimberly c. says

    December 17, 2011 at 2:00 pm

    I love Gooseberry Patch and would love another one of their cookbooks!!!

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  3. Barbara Smith says

    December 17, 2011 at 3:20 pm

    I love your cookbooks. 

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  4. Linda Gasbarrini Behling says

    December 17, 2011 at 11:02 pm

    I have so many of your cook books, but do not have this one, so I would love to win it !

    Reply
  5. Robinwerner says

    December 18, 2011 at 1:10 am

     love to cook with spinach!  so easy to sneak this healthy veggie into sauces, and soups, and pasta dishes, even a yummy omelet!

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  6. Edistodream says

    December 18, 2011 at 7:05 am

    I love cooking with blueberries. All those antioxidants!!Good at breakfast, lunch, supper and for snacks.

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  7. TheBakers4Him says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:19 am

    My favorite fruit to cook with would have to be apples. I just love fall when apples are in season. Apple crisp and baked oatmeal with apples are two of my all-time favorites. 🙂
    ~Teresa

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  8. Gooseberry Patch says

    March 5, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    We created a Pinterest board for all the yummy recipes our blogger friends shared from Fresh from the Farmstand…thanks again for reviewing this book!

    Find the board here: http://pinterest.com/gooseberrypatch/fresh-from-the-farmstand-recipes/

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