Tag Archives: Recipes
New and Improved “The Orange Bee”
Tomorrow is the big day – my new and improved blog site will go live! I am so ready to get back to sharing recipes with you! The address will be http://www.theorangebee.com – no more wordpress.com, which simply means I am self-hosted. … Continue reading
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Tagged beekeeping, Blog, blogging, cooking for two, empty nesters, honey, meals for two, Recipes
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The New Orange Bee
The new Orange Bee is getting so close to going live. I miss planning, preparing, cooking, photographing and sharing recipes with you. Fall is around the corner and actually feels like it here in North Carolina. That means fresh picked mountain … Continue reading
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Tagged Apples, fall foods, farmers market, North Carolina, pumpkins, Recipes, The Orange Bee
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The Orange Bee
The Orange Bee is undergoing a change – for the better. January will bring the beginning of my fifth year of blogging. My time flies! I continue to enjoy blogging and never tire of trying new recipes in my kitchen. You … Continue reading
Posted in Berries, Blackberries, Cheese, Feta, Fruit, Hatch Chiles, Honey, Peaches, Peppers, Recipe, Salads, Tomato, Tomato Salad
Tagged after-school snacks, blackberry pie, Chocolate chips, cookies, cooking for two, dinner for two, empty nesters, feta cheese, Hatch Chiles, heirloom tomatoes, lattice pie, oatmeal, Peach-Hatch Salsa, Recipes, Salad, Summer Fruits
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Watermelon Gazpacho
Please pardon me for not sharing a honey recipe today, I simply had to share one of my favorite summertime recipes. This cool and refreshing watermelon gazpacho takes the heat out of a sweltering summer day or evening. Last weekend my … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Easy, Fruit, Gazpacho, Snacks, Tomato, Uncategorized, Watermelon
Tagged Appetizer, Crimson Sweet, Cucmber, Easy, farmers market, Gazpacho, light lunch, North Carolina, Piedmont Triad Farmers Market, Recipes, Snack, Tomatoes, watermelon, Watermelon Gazpacho
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Zesty Grapefruit Sugar Scrub
Here is a new one for ya’. A recipe using honey that is a hand and body scrub. With summer upon us we need to be sure and wear plenty of sunscreen but also to exfoliate. I don’t know about … Continue reading
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Tagged Bath & Body, body scrub, DIY, exfoliation, grapefruit, homemade, honey, Recipes, smooth skin, sugar scrub, Sunkist
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Peach Upside-Down Cake
Do you remember the first time you made an “upside-down” cake? I recall being apprehensive about flipping the cake onto a platter, worried about a first class kitchen calamity. I mean, really, holding onto a hot cast iron skillet with … Continue reading
Posted in Cakes, Peach Upside Down Cake, Sweets
Tagged Cake, honey, kitchen disasters, Peach Upside Down Cake, Peaches, Recipes, Upside down Cake
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Orange & Honey Pecans
I made these sweet little guys to throw on top of a salad but I’m here to tell you they make a delicious snack too. Pecans are one of my favorites and I love them toasted and served with salads. … Continue reading
Posted in Bee Keeping, Honey, Nuts, Orange, Pecans
Tagged honey, Orange Honey Pecans, Orange rind, Pecans, Recipes, Salad, toasted pecans, Toppers, zest
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Friday Fun Facts – Crystallization
As you can see in this photo bees like honey too! If you look closely you will see their little brown proboscis engaged in retrieving honey from the section of this comb that was popped open. With scarcely any exceptions … Continue reading
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Tagged Bee Keeping, crystalized, crystallization, honey, information, liquify, Recipes
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Honeyed Pecans
Hello honey! Pecans might be my favorite nut. I suppose it’s got something to do with growing up in Texas where pecan trees are abundant and spending an afternoon shelling pecans is synonymous with canning tomatoes or pickling okra. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Bee Keeping, honey, nuts, Pecans, Recipes, Salad, Texas, Toasted
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