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    It's National Farmers Market Week - August 7-13, 2022
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • 5 days ago
    • 2 min

    It's National Farmers Market Week - August 7-13, 2022

    Your support of our farmers, vendors and farmers markets (especially our favorite Doylestown Farmers Market) is crucial. Here are the top...
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    Interesting Nightshades - Ground Cherries & Tomatillos
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • 5 days ago
    • 2 min

    Interesting Nightshades - Ground Cherries & Tomatillos

    I would say the Nightshade family as a whole is interesting, kind of like the Addams Family of vegetables. Included in the Nightshade...
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    Hydrate with Cucumbers
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • Aug 3
    • 2 min

    Hydrate with Cucumbers

    Cucumbers are in the cucurbit family along with zucchini, summer and winter squash and melons. In Georgian cuisine, summer meals always...
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    You're a peach!
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • Jul 26
    • 3 min

    You're a peach!

    I might be biased, but I think the peach is one of the top 5 best fruits. It may actually be the best. Not many things make me happier...
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    Lock your doors, it's the height of zucchini season!
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • Jul 20
    • 2 min

    Lock your doors, it's the height of zucchini season!

    The saying goes - the only time folks in the country lock their door is during zucchini season, so your neighbors don’t “break” in while...
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    Corn plays so well with others.
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • Jun 29
    • 3 min

    Corn plays so well with others.

    Corn season is here, rejoice! I love fresh corn so much. It's simple, yet bold, plays well with others and is so very versatile. As with...
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    Blueberry beauties!
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • Jun 22
    • 3 min

    Blueberry beauties!

    Blueberry season is well underway and I couldn't be more excited. These little beauties pack such a healthful punch. I mean look at that...
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    Fresh Peas are here for the season!
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • Jun 15
    • 4 min

    Fresh Peas are here for the season!

    The beauties are just arriving this week! The three types of fresh peas are sugar snap peas, snow peas (once known as the Holland pea...
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    New Red Potatoes
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • Jun 10
    • 3 min

    New Red Potatoes

    These beauties have been with us for the last two weeks or so. And upon their arrival, I immediately think about potato salad. There are...
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    Edible Flowers
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • Jun 1
    • 2 min

    Edible Flowers

    Nasturtium, marigolds, roses, lavender, peonies, and geranium to name a few, there are so many gorgeous flowers we can eat that will add...
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    Strawberries, glorious strawberries! Pile them high!
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • May 18
    • 3 min

    Strawberries, glorious strawberries! Pile them high!

    To me, strawberries are just pure happiness. It’s spring’s first fruit, one of my favorites and there are so many delicious ways to eat...
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    Happy Thanksgiving!
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • Nov 17, 2021
    • 5 min

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    Thanksgiving - our annual, national holiday to celebrate the harvest and the blessings of the year. I can’t think of a more appropriate...
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    Sweet on Sweet Potato!
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • Nov 10, 2021
    • 4 min

    Sweet on Sweet Potato!

    Purple, red, orange and white, sweet potatoes have tons of variety, lots of health benefits and so many uses. With super thin skin loaded...
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    How do you cook a Rutabaga? And why would you want to?
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    How do you cook a Rutabaga? And why would you want to?

    What in the world is a rutabaga? And more importantly, how do you cook it? Well, “Rutabaga is a large, round, root vegetable. It’s also...
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    Pumpkin Everything & Pumpkin Anything!
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • Oct 20, 2021
    • 5 min

    Pumpkin Everything & Pumpkin Anything!

    I am a pumpkin spice latte, pumpkin spice everything, anything made with pumpkin kind of girl. Pumpkin bread, cookies, cake, pumpkin...
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    Pink Cauliflower
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • Oct 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    Pink Cauliflower

    In keeping with the Doylestown Farmers Market's Pine 2 Pink theme this month, I’ve decided to rename purple cauliflower, pink...
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    Use the Fronds! My Love for Fennel
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • Oct 6, 2021
    • 3 min

    Use the Fronds! My Love for Fennel

    I love fennel. I am in love with fennel. I love fresh fennel, fennel seeds, and any dish that contains them. Fennel is such a goofy...
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    An Apple a Day For Real!
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • Sep 28, 2021
    • 4 min

    An Apple a Day For Real!

    I always try to give you healthy if not balanced nutritional recipes to make the most of our delicious local farmers market ingredients....
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    Can I get a Kale Yeah?!!
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • Sep 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    Can I get a Kale Yeah?!!

    Do you make a funny face and roll your eyes when you hear the word kale? Do you have it in the category of “something healthy I’m...
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    Potatoes & Delicious Oktoberfest
    Chef Kelly Unger
    • Sep 16, 2021
    • 5 min

    Potatoes & Delicious Oktoberfest

    We have some things to clear up about potatoes! First of all, potatoes and sweet potatoes are not related. Potatoes are a tuber in the...
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