Vegetarian Recipes - The National Parks Experience

Buckeyes Recipe (Cuyahoga Valley National Park)

Bram — Sat, 02 Apr 2022 19:10:23 +0000

Buckeyes recipe inspired by: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio Essentially a slightly fancier and more regional version of classic peanut butter cups, buckeyes are a type of candy that make for fun, little, sweet dessert bites. This is a particularly popular candy in Ohio, nicknamed the “Buckeye State”, which is why this recipe was inspired...

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Spiced Pumpkin Waffles Recipe (Great Smoky Mountains National Park)

Bram — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:42:51 +0000

Spiced pumpkin waffles recipe inspired by: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee (alternatively: Shenandoah National Park or New River Gorge National Park) Pumpkin patches, corn mazes, well-stocked farm stands and harvest festivals abound in the Great Smoky Mountains in fall. This historic region has a long and rich agricultural history, going back...

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French-Acadian Ployes Recipe (Acadia National Park)

Bram — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:44:23 +0000

French-Acadian ployes pancakes recipe inspired by: Acadia National Park, Maine (alternatively: Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument) Deeply rooted in the lifestyle and diet of the French-Acadian refugees who settled in northern Maine and eastern Canada in the 18th century, ployes (which rhymes with “boys”) are a traditional food in the far northeast of North...

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Oven-Baked Squash Balls Recipe (Cuyahoga Valley National Park)

Bram — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:17:37 +0000

Baked zucchini balls recipe inspired by: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio This fun appetizer is inspired by the historic agricultural practices in Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley, from Native American crop cultivation thousands of years ago to modern-day farming and gardening. Native Americans started growing crops like corn, beans and squash—collectively known as the “three sisters”—as well...

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Wild Rice Pancakes Recipe With Blueberries and Maple Syrup (Isle Royale National Park)

Bram — Sat, 19 Mar 2022 16:06:09 +0000

Wild rice pancakes recipe with blueberries and maple syrup inspired by: Isle Royale National Park, Michigan (alternatively: Voyageurs National Park or Cuyahoga Valley National Park) Also known as Chippewa, the Ojibwe people of the Lake Superior region were one of only a few Native American Tribes that actively harvested wild rice. In addition to the...

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Three Cheese Pizza Recipe (Cuyahoga Valley National Park)

Bram — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:49:13 +0000

Three cheese pizza recipe inspired by: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio Several U.S. national parks have at least some farming history, but there are few where nature and agriculture are so intertwined as in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio. The Cuyahoga Valley has been home to farming communities since the early-1800s. Farms produced everything from...

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