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We have to give credit where credit is due. The inspiration for these peanut butter - bacon fat cookies from blogger and author Emily Wight and her cookbook Well Fed, Flat Broke. But I think she would approve of our variation! Preheat oven to 375. Take 1/2 c of bacon fat, 1/2 c of creamy peanut butter, 1 egg, and 3/4 c of maple sugar and mix well. Add 3/4 c cup of whole wheat flour, 1 tsp of baking soda and a generous pinch of salt. We added a cup of chopped mixed nuts - peanuts, cashews, and walnuts,...

Who's tired of root vegetables in March? Not us! Take your beets and finely grate them up for red velvet cupcakes, then top with a frosting of your choice or follow our lead and use a cream cheese frosting that's been pinked up with finely-grated beet.  Preheat oven to 375. Whisk 2 eggs with 1/4 cup of oil, 2/3 cup of milk and 2/3 cup of maple syrup. Stir together the following dry ingredients: 1 cup of whole wheat flour, 1 cup of white flour, 1/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder, 1/2 tsp of salt, and 2 tsp of baking...

Maple and meat just go really well together. They do. If you're not convinced, try this easy item that feeds four with leftovers! Take 1.25 pounds of flank steak or skirt steak, cut it into small pieces and marinate it for 30-45 minutes in the following: 1/3 c soy sauce, 1/2 c maple syrup, 1 T honey and 2 tsp of olive oil. Bring a stainless steel saute pan to med-high heat and throw it all in, searing the sides of meat and then lowering the heat to medium. You can add stir-fry veggies if you like, or leave it...

February in Vermont, must be tapping season! And what better way to start a weekend of tapping than coffee cake? This tasty cake is a modification of a recipe from the lovely book of treats Honey & Jam. Here we go: Preheat oven to 350. Cream 1/2 c of butter (1 stick) with 1 cup of maple sugar, chunks included if this is not a sieved maple sugar!* And if it's a cold winter where you are too, cut the butter up into small pieces to encourage it to soften faster. Once creamed, add two eggs, one at a time,...

Well, we had a snow day here in the Northeast Kingdom, and as a way to keep busy we made a batch of cornbread. Our cornbread is lightly sweetened and features blueberries for a fun extra bit of flavor. Enjoy! Preheat the oven to 375. Grease and flour an 8*8 baking pan. Mix together 2 eggs, 1 cup of buttermilk, 1/3 cup of maple syrup and 1/4 cup of vegetable oil. Sift or stir together 1/2 cup of fine cornmeal, 1/2 cup of coarse cornmeal and 1/4 cup of whole wheat flour with 1/2 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp of...