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This photo from Emmy Clausing exudes cozy winter vibes. It’s Clausing’s version of Pasta Fazool, “an Italian pasta, beans, sausage, and greens dish that makes a hearty winter dinner main course.”

Joe Lavallee of Hatfield said his wife, Mary Jane, is a great cook (“she made this puff pastry quiche with feta, spinach, shallots, sundried tomatoes, and nutmeg and Parmesan cheese”), and it is also her birthday week so he wanted to surprise her with this winning photo.

Easthampton newcomer Julie Slavet made this roasted cauliflower, feta, onion and date salad. “The Valley’s fresh vegetables and cheeses really inspire creativity,” Slavet said, adding that “the food here seems almost as welcoming as the people we’ve met in our first month.”

Suzanne Symanski of Hatfield says her family loves a corned beef and cabbage one pot meal around Saint Patrick’s Day. “It’s easy to prepare and delicious served with a nice rye bread. Great leftovers, too.”

Patricia Myerson of Leeds brought these fried pierogi with sour cream to an Academy Award watch party in honor of the film “Porcelain War,” which was nominated for Best Documentary. Myerson noted that she served them “in blue and yellow dishes for Ukraine.”

Holly Ghazey’s daughter, Thalia Ghazey-Bates, made this Orange Upside-Down Cake for her birthday. “The Cara Cara and blood oranges slicked with a thin shiny layer of orange marmalade look like little suns on a gloomy February day,” Ghazey said.

Josh Rosenblatt of Easthampton sent in this “baked French toast with local maple syrup and organic blueberries,” made with “homemade bread, orange zest and a dash of orange liqueur.” Sounds perfect for a snowy morning! 

I feel healthier just looking at this colorful salad sent in by Karen A. Smyers of Easthampton. Karen said the salad was made with chickpeas, purple sweet potatoes, red onion, carrots, celery, and purple carrots.

Camille Balestri of Conway has a “new semi-annual tradition” with her sisters of making homemade tortellini.

When it was Rollas Batten’s night to cook, he went with pizza: “Store bought ingredients, 30 minutes to table, smiles on the faces of my dinner crowd, it's the way to go.”

Pat Riggs of Leeds made eggplant involtini (an Italian dish of thin slices of meat or vegetable wrapped around another food) from America’s Test Kitchen “The Completely Vegetarian Cookbook.” “It was my first try,” she said, “and it turned out as delicious as it looks!”

Longtime Northampton resident Diane Keating makes these English muffins for friends and family each holiday season. “I have special molds to create the shape and have adjusted and tweaked the recipe throughout the years,” she says.

These latkes were so picture perfect, they were submitted twice! Once by Danny Czitrom of South Hadley, who cooked them, and once by Leslie Laurie of Pelham, who got to enjoy them at Gail Hornstein’s “end of Chanukah party” in Northampton.How to...

Mary Carey of Amherst made this forest-themed cake “by frosting a big Rice Krispies Treat with melted mini chocolate peanut butter cups and decorated it with meringue mushrooms, sugared cranberries and rosemary, and a little glass fox.” Next, she says...

Jane Nevinsmith sent us this photo of the gingerbread people and sugar cookies that Susan Glowatsky baked for the Hadley Senior Center holiday party earlier this month.How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and send it with your name,...

We’ve been getting a lot of beautiful pie photo submissions for the Weekly Food Photo Contest, and this week’s winner is picture-perfect. Steve Arons of Hatfield says that this sour cherry pie is “one of many delicious recipes and cooking skills I...

“Vanilla cake with vanilla butter cream frosting and fruit on top has been a family birthday favorite for 20 years,” Toni Doherty of Northampton wrote, adding, “I allowed whimsy to guide the toppings this time!”How to enter: Snap a pic of something...

“I was struck by the patterns and colors of this sliced Rossa di Milano,” Howard Moore of Northampton wrote. “It might not be all that impressive to others, but like a parent showing off baby pictures, I am biased because I grew these from seed.”How...

Agnes Banas and her granddaughter made this festive appetizer tray for Thanksgiving last year. They used cheeses and salami for the feathers, a red pear for the body, a grape tomato for the head, and black olives for decoration. How to enter: Snap a...

“Maintaining family pizza making with a grain-free, nightshade-free and cow-dairy-free diet pushed me to continue trying out recipes,” Northampton resident Toni Doherty wrote. “This cassava-flour crust flatbread (baked in advance and then layered with...

Yoshi, Sabine Merz’s beagle, admiring the challah from Woodstar.How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and send it with your name, town and a sentence or two to features@gazettenet.com.