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Everyone raved about the Butternut Bars so here is the recipe.
Butternut Bars
These butternut squash bars are made with an oat crust with brown sugar and crumbly topping.
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
1 1/4 cups flour
3/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon soda
3/4 cup butter, room temperature
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Filling:
2 cups butternut puree
2/3 cup milk
1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice *
Preparation:
Combine oats, flour, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup chopped pecans, 1/2 teaspoon salt, the baking soda, and the butter; beat until mixture is crumbly. Reserve about 1 1/2 cups of the crumb mixture and press remaining mixture into a lightly buttered 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes.
Prepare filling. Beat filling ingredients until well blended and smooth. Spread filling over the crust; sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. Return to oven and bake 25 minutes longer. Cool and cut into bars.
*The following can be combined to make pumpkin pie spice
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon ground fresh ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
Rosa visited the gardens off of Lehigh Drive one evening just to smell the flowers.
See more photos at http://www.facebook.com/rosatherabbitGet to know your
Urban Farm
Tuesday, August 21st
Drop by in the morning or evening to tour and learn about the farm
Morning Coffee at the Farm
7am-10am
Evening Tea and Tapenades at the Farm
5pm-8pm
The farm is located behind the
Easton Area Neighborhood Center at
902 Philadelphia Road
Sponsored by the West Ward Neighborhood Partnership
For more information 610 515 0891
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Saturday was Zucchini 500 Race Day at the Easton Farmer’s Market (fast food comes to the Farmer’s Market) of course Rosa was there and donated two zucchini’s from the Walnut Street Neighborhood Garden to the Monster Truck division. Both squash were entered and both raced valiantly, one of the zucchinis “Alligator Dragon” won the grand prize in the Monster Truck division!
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July 20, was a rainy and cold Friday but that did not deter a hardy (or foolhardy) group of gardeners and garden lovers from holding the monthly potluck at the Community Garden located behind the Jacob Nichols House on South 5th Street off Ferry. The garden is small, surrounded by a white picket fence, it fits right in with the Historical Society setting at the Jacob Nichols house and people often ask if the garden is part of the tour when the house is open to the public. Well, yes and no, the garden is not run by the Historical Society but is located in a historic district. The garden is supported through funds from the West Ward Neighborhood Partnership, a program of the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley, and is cared for by neighborhood volunteers who live on the block near the garden. The garden is open to all that want to volunteer there or just want to enter the gate, take a stroll, or sit for a while in a quiet space to smell the flowers.
Above the garden is an open space perfectly suited for the monthly potluck where neighbors and friends of the garden gather to share food and conversation. So far the potluck has a perfect score, for over two seasons it has yet to be cancelled due to the weather. This is why a group of hardy souls were out there on Friday eve as scheduled. We put up an awning, but really did not need it, for the rain stopped as the evening commenced and did not start again until after all was cleared away.
On this particular Friday we had the pleasure of live music in the form of a mini concert by 11 year old Clara Kewley on her viola. Past potlucks have featured jazz pianist Patrick Poladian, a neighbor of the garden. All agreed that music was a perfect addition to an otherwise lovely evening. So musicians, singers, and music lovers all take note, along with your covered dish, please feel free to bring instruments to the garden, plates, cups, utensils, food to share, and a warm audience provided.
Photos of the garden at South 5th and Ferry.
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On Thursday, Rosa visited the Pollinator Garden at the Burnside Plantation in Bethlehem, PA to learn about native bees. Did you know that there are many different kinds of native bees? bumble bees, carpenter bees, mason bees, leafcutter bees, sweat bees and more, all help to polinate the plants we eat Other pollinators are, bats, birds, moths, beetles, flies, and butterflies. Every third bite of food we eat comes from a plant that depends on insect pollination. Rosa likes the bumble bees best!
Rosa had the great honor of assisting with the ribbon cutting at Compost, Easton's new urban garden center, this morning! Compost is located at 216 Pine Street in Easton, PA
Rosa meets a new friend at Compost, I think they are going to spend some time hanging out together this summer!
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