s FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com NOVEMBER 14, 2013 • THANKSGIVING • THE QUEENS COURIER 67 thanksgiving Enjoying the fall garden’s bountiful harvest When the calendar turns to fall months, temperatures drop and local football teams come to mind. With the approach of the cooler weather, many of us also begin to yearn for the warmth of comfort foods like hearty soups and stews or freshly baked pies, but these traditional favorites need not be boring and unhealthy. A modern take on comfort foods uses what is fresh and available during the season, but also explores new ingredients and stretches your imagination to look at old ingredients or recipes in new ways. Roast them, stew them, can them or bake them. Pumpkin, squash, root vegetables, apples and pears make for great cuisine that the whole family can enjoy. For a new take on old favorites, try adding rutabaga slices to your au gratin potato recipe or pop some cubed squash in while cooking up your Durso’s Pasta & Ravioli Co. 189-01 Crocheron Ave., Flushing family’s favorite beef stew. Whether you’ve grown your own produce or pick it up at the market, America’s Test Kitchen and Miracle-Gro have teamed up to provide fresh new recipes and tips on fall gardening at www.scotts. com/GroYourOwn. Sample some of these delicious recipes while incorporating fall plants and produce into the menu and even learn which fall crops are best to grow in your area of the country. As the temperatures drop, enjoy the season’s harvest More Information: www.dursos.com/thanksgiving Tel: 718-358-1311 by incorporating locally grown produce into the menu. Start reviewing new recipes to try for family and friends and test their reactions. With the hearty flavors of freshly grown and harvested vegetables from the garden, everyone will be clamoring for more. — Courtesy of ARA
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