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Squash and Pear Salsa with Fried Sage leaves and Cinnamon Pita Chips

25 Days of Yuletide Cheer!

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Beth Gehring
Dec 01, 2022
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I love late Autumn Sundays. I usually get up and go for a walk first thing in the morning and then lazily wind my way home happily contemplating an afternoon of cooking, reading and writing.

  
I was wondering this morning what dinner might be and as I checked my email I saw an interesting sounding dish from one of the recipe sites that I subscribe to. Fruited salsa with cinnamon chips…hmmm, now that sounded good! When I opened up the recipe I was disappointed. White sugar, brown sugar, no seasonal fruit and far too much oil for my liking.  That didn’t dampen my enthusiasm for the idea of it though so I set about to make my own version. The result was awfully good! My husband who turned his nose up at the sound of it has now eaten half of the bowl!

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