Fried Squash Blossoms
For a couple of years now, I have been hearing about Fried Squash Blossoms and I was intrigued! So this spring, when my garden was doing so good I decided that not only was I going to taste squash...
View ArticleBlueberry Hand Pies
Our neighbors behind us have several full grown blueberry bushes and way more fruit than they can use, so when they offer us free rein to raid their shrubs, I enjoy taking them up on it. It really...
View ArticleQuick & Easy Pickles
What to do with all those cucumbers from the garden?? Here’s one idea… quick and easy pickles! You won’t believe how simple these are. We had just finished the last of a jar of Wickles Dirty Dill Chips...
View ArticleThe Easiest Way to Dry Herbs
My fascination with herbs began over twenty years ago. I’d plant a few each spring and I loved growing them. My first herb garden was tiny but beautiful and that was the extent of its usefulness. That...
View ArticleLemon Chive Butter
I love having fresh herbs growing in my garden. Being able to just walk outside and cut a few chives, or basil right when you need it is such a convenience. But for a long time, I just grew the herbs...
View ArticleHow to Make Your Own Hot Pepper Vinegar
Continuing our new section of simple ways to use the produce from your garden, I have the most simple recipe ever to share with you… How to Make Your Own Hot Pepper Vinegar, or as it’s called here in...
View ArticleHow to Make A Store Bought Fruit Cake Taste Homemade
I bought a memory today at the grocery store. Every Christmas my Daddy would buy a Claxton Fruitcake and eat it all by himself. Since none of the rest of us liked it, it worked out perfectly because...
View ArticleGrilled Squash
During the summer when squash is plentiful in the garden it is imperative to find new ways to eat it. One of my most favorite ways to cook squash is also the quickest and the most simple. So get the...
View ArticleHow to Make Cucumber Vinegar
If your cucumbers are doing well and the squash bugs have not gotten to them, you will have an abundance of cukes and may be wondering what to do with them. After all, cucumbers are not used much in...
View ArticleEasiest Ways to Use that Fall Harvest
So you had a fun time planting things in the garden this year and you had fairly good success! Now what? By the time August gets here I am usually burnt out on working in the heat and, regretfully,...
View ArticleWhat to Cook With a Harvest of One
Most of us backyard gardeners don’t raise enough produce to have massive amounts of each vegetable ripen at the same time. Instead, we get one of this and one of that; one yellow squash, one eggplant,...
View ArticleHow to Make Your Own Salsa Verde
Salsa Verde has become a favorite in our house, but it took a lot of taste testing before we found one that suited us. So if you’ve tried it once and didn’t care for it, don’t give up. This recipe is...
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