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Rosemary Thyme Slow Cooker Chicken, White Bean & Vegetable Stew

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Some days call for a simple supper—something warm and nourishing that makes good use of what we already have. 💛

My slow cooker is the most-used piece of cooking equipment in my kitchen, and this cozy stew is another reason why! Tender chicken, creamy white beans, and Great Value frozen mixed vegetables come together in an herb-seasoned broth. It’s an affordable family meal made without cream, butter, or canned cream soup.

🌿 RosemaryThyme Slow Cooker Chicken, White Bean & Vegetable Stew

Makes approximately 4 servings

🛒 Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, fully thawed
• ½ medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups Swanson Unsalted Chicken Broth
• 1 can (15–15.5 ounces) no-salt-added cannellini or great northern beans, drained and rinsed
• 3 cups Great Value Frozen Mixed Vegetables
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• ½ teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
• A squeeze of fresh lemon juice, optional

👩‍🍳 Directions

  1. Place the chopped onion and garlic in the slow cooker. Arrange the thawed chicken breasts on top.
  2. Pour in the unsalted chicken broth. Sprinkle with thyme, crushed rosemary, and black pepper.
  3. Cover and cook on LOW for approximately 4–5 hours, until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F. Begin checking around 3 hours if your chicken breasts are small, as slow cookers vary.
  4. Remove the cooked chicken and cut or shred into bite-size pieces. Cover and refrigerate while the vegetables cook.
  5. Stir the drained beans and frozen mixed vegetables into the broth. Cover and cook on HIGH for approximately 30–60 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender and the stew is hot throughout.
  6. Return the chicken to the slow cooker and heat through to 165°F. For a slightly thicker broth, mash a few of the beans against the side of the pot. Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice, if desired.

🌿 Helpful Kitchen Notes

• Choose chicken without an added salt solution, along with unsalted broth and no-salt-added beans, to help keep sodium down.

• For a heartier stew that stretches a little farther, add a second can of drained, rinsed white beans. Mash some before stirring them in for extra body without cream.

• The chicken and beans provide protein, while the mixed vegetables add color and variety—all in one comforting bowl.

💛 A little RosemaryThyme thought

A good supper doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated. Sometimes caring for our families looks like using what’s in the freezer, putting a few simple ingredients in the slow cooker, and letting that be enough.

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Grandma’s Orange-Honey Carrots

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Some of the flavors we remember most come from the holiday tables of our childhood.

My grandma always served homegrown carrots with holiday dinner, and I still remember their lovely taste of honey and orange. This Thanksgiving, I’m bringing those flavors back to my own table with carrots roasted in olive oil, rosemary, and thyme, finished with orange juice and a little honey.

Grandma didn’t serve hers over ricotta. That’s my own addition—a creamy bed of ricotta with honey and orange zest, beneath those golden roasted carrots. A little of her kitchen, with a little of mine. 💛

🥕 GRANDMA’S ORANGE-HONEY CARROTS
with Rosemary, Thyme & Honey-Orange Ricotta

Serves 6
Prep time: 15 minutes
Roasting time: 30–40 minutes

🌿 INGREDIENTS

For the carrots:
• 2 pounds carrots, peeled and halved lengthwise; quarter especially thick carrots
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1 tablespoon honey

For the ricotta:
• 1½ cups whole-milk ricotta, drained if watery
• Finely grated zest of 1 orange
• 1 tablespoon honey
• A pinch of salt

🌿 DIRECTIONS

  1. Heat the oven to 425°F. Zest the orange before juicing it, keeping the zest aside for the ricotta.
  2. Toss the carrots with olive oil, rosemary, thyme, salt, and pepper. Spread in a single layer on a large rimmed baking sheet.
  3. Roast for 20 minutes. Turn the carrots, drizzle with ¼ cup orange juice, and toss gently. Roast for another 10–15 minutes, until nearly tender.
  4. Drizzle the carrots with 1 tablespoon honey and toss gently. Return to the oven for about 5 minutes, until tender and lightly caramelized. Watch closely so the honey and orange juice don’t scorch.
  5. While the carrots roast, stir the ricotta with the orange zest, remaining tablespoon of honey, and pinch of salt until creamy.
  6. Spread the ricotta on a serving platter. Let the carrots rest for about 5 minutes, then arrange them over the ricotta. Spoon any remaining orange-honey pan juices over the carrots and garnish with a few fresh thyme leaves.

🌿 KITCHEN NOTE

Use just ¼ cup of orange juice in the roasting pan so the carrots can brown without sitting in too much liquid. Save any extra juice for another use.

The ricotta mixture can be made a day ahead and refrigerated. Take it out about 20 minutes before serving, then top with the freshly roasted carrots just before dinner.

💛 A little RosemaryThyme note.

Re-creating a family dish begins with remembering how it tasted and who was there to share it. These carrots are inspired by the honey and orange I remember from Grandma’s holiday table, with a new addition for the memories we’re making today.

What dish brings you back to your grandmother’s table?

#RosemaryThymeKitchen #ThanksgivingSides #OrangeHoneyCarrots #FamilyRecipes

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🌿🍅 ROSEMARY THYME GARDEN 🍅🌿

From This Year’s Garden to Next Year’s Harvest

🌿🍅 ROSEMARYTHYME GARDEN 🍅🌿

From This Year’s Garden to Next Year’s Harvest

Saving Heirloom Vegetable Seeds for Another Growing Season 🌱

Some of my favorite memories are of teaching my daughter how to plant and grow when she was very little. She took to gardening right away, and it was such a joy to watch her love for growing things take root.

Today, she has carried that love into adulthood and into her own home. She is a fifth-generation farmer and home gardener—and a budding urban homesteader. I am so proud of her and the beautiful life she is growing. 💛

I’ve been wanting to learn more myself about heirloom seeds: how to harvest them, dry them, and plant them again the following year. After growing my Baxter tomatoes this season, I thought this would be a wonderful thing to learn and share with her.

This post is dedicated to my daughter, with love. May your garden always bring you joy, nourishment, and a little connection to the generations who planted before you. 🌿💕

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🌱 Why Save Heirloom Seeds?

Saving seeds is a practical way to carry a favorite vegetable from one growing season into the next. It can help stretch the gardening budget, preserve varieties we love, and give us seeds to share with family and friends.

Look for seeds or plants labeled heirloom or open-pollinated. With proper pollination, their seeds can grow plants similar to the parent plant.

Seeds from hybrid plants, often marked F1, can still grow, but their offspring may not have the same qualities as the original plant.

Start with healthy, productive plants and undamaged fruit. If you still have your seed packet or plant tag, check it to see whether your variety is heirloom or open-pollinated.

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🍅 Saving Tomato Seeds

Tomatoes are a lovely place to begin. Their seeds have a gel coating, so a short fermentation helps clean them.

  1. Choose a fully ripe tomato from a healthy plant.
  2. Cut it open and scoop the seeds and gel into a small jar. Add a little water if needed.
  3. Loosely cover the jar and let it sit at room temperature for about 2–3 days, stirring daily.
  4. Add water, pour off the pulp and debris, and rinse the seeds in a fine-mesh strainer.
  5. Spread the seeds in a single layer on a plate or coffee filter. Let them dry completely in an airy place out of direct sunlight.
  6. Place them in a labeled envelope and store them in a cool, dark, dry place.

I hope to try this with my Baxter tomatoes after checking that the variety I grew is open-pollinated. 🍅💛

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🌶️ Saving Pepper Seeds

  1. Leave a pepper on a healthy plant until it reaches its fully ripe color.
  2. Cut it open and remove the seeds.
  3. Spread the seeds out in a single layer and let them dry completely.
  4. Label and store them for next year.

🌿 Tip: Pepper varieties can cross-pollinate, so protect or isolate blossoms if you want seeds that reliably produce the same variety. Wear gloves when handling hot peppers.

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🥒 Saving Cucumber Seeds

Cucumbers for seed saving need to stay on the vine much longer than cucumbers picked for eating.

  1. Leave a healthy cucumber on the vine until it is large and fully mature—often yellow and soft.
  2. Scoop the seeds and pulp into a jar and let them ferment for about 2–3 days.
  3. Rinse the seeds, spread them out, and let them dry completely.
  4. Label and store them for next spring.

🌿 Tip: Bees can carry pollen between cucumber varieties, including those growing in a neighbor’s garden. Isolation or hand-pollination and covering blossoms can help preserve the variety.

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🫘 Saving Beans, Peas & Lettuce

Beans and peas: Leave a few pods on the plant until they turn brown and dry. Shell the seeds, finish drying them if needed, and store them in a labeled envelope.

Lettuce: Allow a few plants to flower and form seed heads. Once the heads are dry and fluffy, collect them and separate the seeds from the plant material.

Beans, peas, lettuce, and tomatoes are all good choices for beginning seed savers. 🌱

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🌿 Heirloom Varieties to Explore

When planning next year’s garden, look for these varieties and check the packet to make sure the seeds are labeled heirloom or open-pollinated:

🍅 Tomatoes: Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Amish Paste, Mortgage Lifter

🌶️ Peppers: California Wonder, Jimmy Nardello, Fish Pepper

🥒 Cucumbers: Lemon, Boston Pickling

🫘 Beans: Kentucky Wonder, Rattlesnake

🫛 Peas: Lincoln, Little Marvel

🥬 Lettuce: Black Seeded Simpson, Grand Rapids

🎃 Squash: Black Beauty zucchini, Waltham Butternut, Connecticut Field pumpkin

Squash and pumpkins are wonderful to grow, but saving seeds that stay true to the variety takes a little more planning because varieties of the same species can cross-pollinate.

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🫙 A Few Seed-Storage Tips

• Make sure seeds are completely dry before storing.

• Place each variety in its own paper envelope.

• Write the vegetable, variety, and year on the envelope.

• Keep the envelopes in a sealed container in a cool, dark, dry place.

• Before planting, test a few seeds between damp paper towels to see how many sprout.

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🌿 A Little RosemaryThyme

A garden gives us more than a harvest. It gives us memories, lessons, and something to share with the people we love.

Sometimes a seed planted with a little girl grows into more than a vegetable. It grows into a lifelong love of the garden—and a tradition she can carry into her own home. 🌱💕

From this year’s garden to next year’s harvest, may we keep growing and sharing together.

Helene 😊
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Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash Gratin

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🌿 RosemaryThyme Butternut Squash & Sweet Potato Gratin

Tender squash and sweet potatoes, fragrant herbs, and a light creamy sauce make a comforting side dish for a fall supper or Thanksgiving table—with no peeling or chopping vegetables!

Makes: 6 side servings
Baking dish: 8-inch square or similar 2-quart dish

Ingredients

• 2 bags (10 ounces each) Great Value Frozen Butternut Squash Cubes
• 2 bags (10 ounces each) Great Value Frozen Diced Sweet Potatoes
• 1 cup fat-free half-and-half
• 1 tablespoon Great Value Cornstarch
• ½ cup shredded Swiss cheese, divided
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• ½ teaspoon dried rosemary, finely crushed
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• Small pinch of ground nutmeg
• 1–2 garlic cloves, minced, optional
• Olive oil cooking spray

Directions

  1. Heat the oven to 375°F. Lightly coat the baking dish with olive oil cooking spray.
  2. Cook the frozen squash and sweet potatoes according to their package directions until just tender. Drain thoroughly and let stand in a colander for about 5 minutes so excess moisture can escape. Handle gently to keep the pieces intact.
  3. Whisk the cornstarch into the cold fat-free half-and-half in a small saucepan. Add thyme, rosemary, pepper, nutmeg, and optional garlic.
  4. Warm over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the sauce lightly thickens. Avoid a hard boil. Remove from the heat and stir in ¼ cup Swiss cheese.
  5. Place the drained vegetables in the baking dish. Pour the sauce over them and gently fold together. Sprinkle with the remaining ¼ cup Swiss cheese and the Parmesan.
  6. Bake uncovered for 20–25 minutes, until hot throughout and lightly golden on top. Let rest 5–10 minutes before serving so the sauce can settle.

Helpful notes

• For less sodium: Choose plain, unseasoned frozen vegetables and compare cheese labels. No salt is added to this recipe, but the dairy ingredients still contribute sodium.

• For the best texture: Thorough draining is especially important with frozen vegetables. Avoid overcooking them before assembling.

• Prefer Gruyère? Use the same modest quantity in place of Swiss for a flavor closer to the original.

A little RosemaryThyme note

A comforting dish doesn’t need heavy cream or a thick blanket of cheese. Sometimes a little cheese, fragrant herbs, and the natural sweetness of autumn vegetables are all we need to bring warmth to the table. 🌿💛

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🫙 A Pantry That Lasts 📆

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🌿🏡 ROSEMARYTHYME KITCHEN PANTRY
A Pantry That Lasts

There is something comforting about a well-stocked pantry—the makings of a warm pot of soup, a simple breakfast, or a homemade supper already waiting on the shelf. 💛

Many everyday staples can be purchased at Walmart, including Great Value options. Buying what your family enjoys, comparing unit prices, and storing it properly can make these pantry basics especially economical.

🍯 SOME OF THE LONGEST-LASTING STAPLES

• Plain salt
• White granulated sugar
• Pure commercial honey
• Plain commercial vinegar

When properly stored and protected from contamination, these can remain usable indefinitely or nearly indefinitely, although their appearance, flavor, or quality may change.

🌾 FOODS THAT CAN LAST FOR DECADES WITH SPECIAL STORAGE

• White rice—not brown rice
• Whole wheat berries
• Whole dry corn
• Dried beans
• Dried peas
• Lentils
• Plain oats
• Dry macaroni
• Dehydrated potato flakes
• Dried apples

Research has found that suitable examples of these foods can remain acceptable for roughly 25–30 years under excellent storage conditions. Nonfat dry milk has also shown extended storage potential in suitable long-term packaging.

📦 THE PACKAGING MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

A bag from the grocery shelf is a starting point—not decades-long storage protection. Those extended estimates require suitable sealed packaging and a consistently cool, dry, dark location. Heat, moisture, pests, and damaged packaging can shorten storage life considerably.

For everyday pantry use, follow package guidance, date your containers, and rotate your supply. Quality and nutrients can decline over time.

🥄 A BAKING-CUPBOARD REMINDER

Keep baking soda dry and check its performance before baking. Rotate baking powder regularly so your biscuits, cakes, and quick breads rise reliably.

🌿 A little RosemaryThyme note

An economical pantry doesn’t have to be built all at once. Add a little when your budget allows, choose foods you already cook with, and use the oldest first. Saving money comes from enjoying what we buy and letting less go to waste.

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🍂 RosemaryThyme Bakery — Dennis’s Southern Chocolate Pecan Bourbon Pie

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There are some recipes that become part of a family’s story, and this is certainly one of ours. 🥧🤎

Dennis has been making his Southern Chocolate Pecan Pie for decades. He usually makes 12 or 13 pies at a time, so finally getting his recipe scaled down to ONE pie was quite an accomplishment! 😆

Our son Zach loves this pie so much that he requests it for both his birthday and Thanksgiving, which fall close together every year. Dennis keeps a supply tucked away in the freezer—and before his knee surgery, he made sure those special pies were already baked and waiting.

That’s one of the ways Dennis shows his love: making sure there is something homemade to look forward to. 💛

🍂 RosemaryThyme Bakery — Dennis’s Southern Chocolate Pecan Bourbon Pie

Milk chocolate, pecans, and a splash of orange whiskey make this a rich, sweet family favorite.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup light corn syrup
• ⅔ cup Great Value Granulated Sugar
• ⅓ cup Great Value Unsalted Butter, softened
• 3 large eggs
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1½ cups Great Value Milk Chocolate Chips
• 1 cup Great Value Pecan Halves
• 1 shot (1½ fluid ounces) Jim Beam Orange whiskey
• 1 unbaked Great Value Deep Dish Pie Crust

DIRECTIONS

  1. Gather all ingredients and preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Spread the pecan halves and milk chocolate chips evenly in the unbaked deep-dish pie shell. Set aside.
  3. Cream together the softened butter, sugar, and salt.
  4. Mix in the vanilla extract, corn syrup, and whiskey.
  5. Add the eggs and mix with an electric mixer until combined.
  6. Pour the filling evenly over the pecans and chocolate chips.
  7. Bake for approximately 45 minutes, beginning to check at 30 minutes. Dennis checks the filling with a knife; when it comes out clean, the pie is done.
  8. Allow the pie to cool before slicing.

RECIPE NOTES

🥧 Use a deep-dish crust to accommodate the filling.

🍂 If the crust edges brown too quickly, cover them with a pie shield or strips of foil.

🤎 Melted chocolate may leave a little chocolate on the knife—check that the custard filling is set.

A little RosemaryThyme note…

Some of our most treasured family traditions begin in the kitchen. For us, this pie carries decades of birthdays, Thanksgiving dinners, and memories of Dennis baking for the people he loves. I’m so happy to share his one-pie recipe with your family.

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Helene 🌿
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Rosemary Thyme Homestyle Potato & Corn Chowder

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When fall arrived, there were always certain meals my family looked forward to—favorites we didn’t usually have during the warmer months. This potato and corn chowder is definitely one of them. 🍂

I’ve made it for decades, and it’s such a filling, comforting meal on a chilly night. I blend some of the softened potatoes to make a creamy base while leaving plenty of tender chunks, then add the sweet corn. A little milk, crisp bacon, and chives finish it beautifully.

🌿 RosemaryThyme Homestyle Potato & Corn Chowder

Makes about 8 servings

Ingredients
• 3 pounds Walmart organic red potatoes, scrubbed and cut into ½-inch pieces
• 1 carton (32 ounces) Swanson Unsalted Chicken Broth
• Water as needed to barely cover the potatoes
• 4 cups Great Value Frozen Sweet Corn
• 2 teaspoons RosemaryThyme seasoning blend—our blend of onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, thyme, and rosemary, made with Great Value Organic spices
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
• ½–1 cup fat-free evaporated milk or fat-free half-and-half, optional
• 6 slices Hormel Fully Cooked Bacon, crisped according to package directions and crumbled
• 1 tablespoon dried chives, or to taste

Directions

  1. Place the potatoes, chicken broth, RosemaryThyme seasoning blend, and black pepper in a large soup pot. Add just enough water to barely cover the potatoes.
  2. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat. Simmer, partially covered, for 15–20 minutes, or until the potatoes are very tender.
  3. Remove the pot from the heat. Keeping the immersion blender head fully submerged, blend in short bursts to create a creamy base while leaving some potato chunks. You can also set aside a few scoops of potatoes before blending, then return them to the pot.
  4. Stir in the frozen corn. Return to a gentle simmer for 8–10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the corn is tender and heated through.
  5. For a creamier chowder, stir in ½ cup fat-free evaporated milk or half-and-half, adding more if desired. Add the dried chives and warm gently for another 2–3 minutes. Avoid a rolling boil after adding the milk.
  6. Stir in the crisp bacon just before serving, or sprinkle it over each bowl. Taste and adjust the seasoning.

Recipe notes
🌿 Leave the potato skins on for a rustic chowder, or peel them if you prefer.
🌿 The blended potatoes provide the thickening, so there’s no need for flour or heavy cream.
🌿 Taste before adding salt—the bacon brings its own salty flavor.
🌿 If the chowder thickens as it sits, add a splash of unsalted broth, water, or milk when reheating.

A little RosemaryThyme note 💛
Sometimes the changing seasons bring us back to the simplest family traditions. A warm pot of chowder, familiar flavors, and everyone gathered for supper—that’s a little bit of home worth looking forward to.

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🍅 ROSEMARY THYME ONE-POT ROASTED TOMATO SOUP

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🍅🌿 A little garden patience—and a pot of homemade soup.

I harvested all of my little Baxter tomatoes and have been waiting patiently for them to ripen in the kitchen, looking forward to making my homemade roasted tomato soup.

This soup has been a family favorite for a very long time. For this version, I’m keeping things simple: roasting the tomatoes right in my Dutch oven with olive oil and my RosemaryThyme seasoning blend, then adding unsalted chicken broth and blending everything into a comforting soup. A little fat-free evaporated milk stirred in at the end gives it a creamy finish.

And a RosemaryThyme grilled cheese sandwich goes beautifully alongside it! 🍞🧀

🍅 ROSEMARYTHYME ONE-POT ROASTED TOMATO SOUP
Makes approximately 6 servings

INGREDIENTS

• 3 pounds ripe Baxter tomatoes, stems removed; halve small tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons Great Value Olive Oil
• 1 teaspoon RosemaryThyme House Blend, recipe below
• ¼ teaspoon Great Value Organic Ground Black Pepper, or to taste
• 2 cups Swanson Unsalted Chicken Broth, plus more as needed
• ¾ cup fat-free evaporated milk, plus more to taste
• Optional: fresh basil for serving

🌿 ROSEMARYTHYME HOUSE BLEND

New to my kitchen? Here is my no-added-salt seasoning blend! I use Great Value Organic spices where available.

• 1 teaspoon powdered rosemary
• 1 teaspoon powdered thyme
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Mix together and store in a small, tightly sealed spice jar. This makes 5 teaspoons of seasoning—use just 1 teaspoon in this soup.

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat your oven to 425°F, checking that your Dutch oven is rated for that temperature.
  2. Place the prepared tomatoes in the Dutch oven. Add the olive oil, 1 teaspoon of the prepared House Blend, and the black pepper. Toss gently.
  3. Roast uncovered for 45–60 minutes, stirring halfway through, until the tomatoes soften and develop browned edges. Juicy tomatoes may need a little longer.
  4. Carefully transfer the Dutch oven to the stovetop using oven mitts—the pot and handles will remain very hot. Add the chicken broth and stir to loosen the flavorful browned juices from the bottom. Simmer gently for 10 minutes.
  5. Turn off the heat. Blend with an immersion blender until smooth, keeping the blade submerged to prevent hot splashes.
  6. Stir in the fat-free evaporated milk. Warm gently over low heat without boiling. Add a little more broth if you prefer a thinner soup, or a splash more milk for extra creaminess.

RECIPE NOTES 🍅

• No need to peel your little tomatoes—blend thoroughly. For an especially silky soup, strain after blending and before adding the milk.

• Roast uncovered so some of the tomato juices can evaporate and the flavor can concentrate.

• For anyone avoiding onion or garlic, leave those powders out of the seasoning blend.

• For a simple RosemaryThyme grilled cheese, sprinkle a small pinch of the prepared blend over your cheese before grilling your sandwich until golden.

💛 A little RosemaryThyme note

There is something so satisfying about watching those last garden tomatoes ripen, knowing they will become a meal your family loves. A warm pot of soup, a golden grilled cheese sandwich, and an autumn evening at home—that is my kind of comfort.

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🌿 Rosemary Thyme Cozy Autumn Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Mini Loaves

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🍂 A cozy kitchen, the scent of pumpkin and cinnamon, and little loaves filled with chocolate chips and toasted walnuts—such a lovely way to welcome an autumn afternoon!

These pumpkin mini loaves combine oat flour and almond flour for a tender crumb, with pure maple syrup for sweetness. Just right for enjoying with a warm cup of coffee or tea. ☕💛

🌿 RosemaryThyme Cozy Autumn Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Mini Loaves

Makes approximately 4 mini loaves
 Pan size: approximately 5¾ × 3 inches

🍁 INGREDIENTS

• 1½ cups oat flour (about 180 g), such as Bob’s Red Mill
 • 1 cup Great Value Superfine Blanched Almond Flour (about 112 g)
 • 1 teaspoon Great Value Baking Powder
 • ½ teaspoon Great Value Baking Soda
 • 2 teaspoons Great Value Organic Ground Cinnamon
 • ½ teaspoon Great Value Organic Ground Ginger
 • ¼ teaspoon Great Value Organic Ground Nutmeg
 • ⅛ teaspoon Great Value Organic Ground Cloves, optional
 • ¼ teaspoon salt
 • 3 large eggs
 • 1 cup Libby’s 100% Pure Pumpkin
 • ⅓ cup Great Value Pure Maple Syrup
 • ¼ cup Great Value Olive Oil or a neutral oil
 • 2 teaspoons Great Value Pure Vanilla Extract
 • ½ cup Great Value Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Chips
 • ½ cup Great Value Chopped Walnuts, toasted and cooled

🍁 DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease four mini loaf pans and line with parchment paper, leaving a little overhang for lifting.
  2. Toast the walnuts in a dry skillet over medium-low heat for about 3–5 minutes, stirring frequently, until fragrant. Transfer to a plate to cool.
  3. In a bowl, whisk together the oat flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, pumpkin, maple syrup, oil, and vanilla until smooth.
  5. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture just until combined. Let the batter rest for 10 minutes so the oat flour can absorb some moisture. Fold in the chocolate chips and cooled walnuts.
  6. Divide the batter among the prepared pans, filling each approximately two-thirds full. Sprinkle a few reserved chocolate chips and walnuts on top, if desired.
  7. Bake for approximately 28–38 minutes, beginning to check at 25 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the bread, away from a chocolate chip, should come out with a few moist crumbs but no wet batter.
  8. Cool in the pans for 15 minutes, then carefully lift onto a cooling rack. Cool completely before slicing.

🍁 RECIPE NOTES

• Use pure pumpkin—not pumpkin pie filling.
 • Mini loaf pans vary in size, so the yield and baking time may vary. Bake any extra batter in a muffin cup, checking it earlier.
 • These loaves are delicate while warm. Cooling completely helps them hold together when sliced.
 • This is a newly developed recipe; baking time may need adjusting after the first batch.

🌿 A little RosemaryThyme note

There is something comforting about baking a little goodness into an ordinary day. A small pumpkin loaf, a favorite mug, and a quiet moment at home can make an autumn afternoon feel special. 🍂💛🏡

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🍎 Cast-Iron Apple Tansey

💛 QUESTION OF THE DAY:

If you could sit down at your family table with one ancestor, who would it be and what would you ask them?

I have always loved recipes with a story behind them, and this one may be one of my favorites.

Recently, I was reading through the America 250 Cookbook, a collection of historic and regional American recipes, when I came across an old-fashioned dish called an Apple Tansey. Originally brought from England and adapted by early American colonists, it is somewhere between a skillet custard, a baked pancake, and a frittata.

What makes it especially meaningful to me is that my own family came from England around 1650 and settled in Virginia. As I stood in my kitchen reading about this humble dish of apples, eggs, milk, and butter, I couldn’t help but wonder if one of my ancestors may have made something very much like this over an open hearth centuries ago.

There is something comforting about preparing a recipe that has traveled through generations. It reminds us that while the world changes, gathering around the table remains one of life’s greatest blessings.

🍎 Cast-Iron Apple Tansey

Ingredients:

• 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled and thinly sliced

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

• 4 large eggs

• ½ cup milk (whole milk, 1% milk, or unsweetened almond milk)

• 1 tablespoon sugar or 1 tablespoon Swerve Granular

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg

• Pinch of salt (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.

2. Melt butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat.

3. Add apples and lemon juice and cook for 5–7 minutes until slightly softened.

4. In a bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, sugar or Swerve, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.

5. Spread apples evenly in the skillet.

6. Pour the egg mixture over the apples.

7. Transfer skillet to the oven and bake for 20–25 minutes, or until puffed and lightly golden.

8. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Optional:

Dust lightly with powdered sugar or powdered Swerve, drizzle with a little maple syrup, or serve with a spoonful of vanilla yogurt.

💛 Blessing

May we never forget the stories carried to our tables by those who came before us. May our homes be filled with gratitude for their sacrifices, joy in the meals we share today, and hope for the generations who will gather around our tables tomorrow.

💛 Helene

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