Get Prepared – Edible Weeds
Did you know nature has provided a grocery store in your own backyard? I suspect that most of the weeds you mow, spray, and pull can actually sustain you in a major crisis at worst, or supplement your...
View ArticleSummer Picnic: Have All the Class without the Expensive Price Tag
With the warmer summer weather, I’d been aching to get out for a day of hiking with my husband – complete with a picnic lunch. I saw a great article on NPR about how to fix a meal that stays fresh...
View ArticleHow to Cut Kohlrabi After Harvesting
Kohlrabi is a highly nutritious and tasty plant that the kids think looks amazing. But how do you cut it and prepare it? I show how in this video that my adorable kids recorded for me. 1. Cut the...
View ArticleSweet Basil Steamed Carrots
Fall produce is some of my favorite and the recipes are warm, sweet, spicy and full of flavor. This recipe combines the zest of fresh basil, with the sweet carrots glazed with maple syrup. So good my...
View ArticleOven-Roasted Broccoli Side Dish – Eating Garden Fresh
While I personally love broccoli and always add several plants to our early spring and fall gardens, some of the kids won’t eat broccoli unless it is soft and not “crunchy to my teeth.” I was thrilled...
View ArticleEasy Roasted Asparagus Recipe for Fresh Foods
One of my favorite home-grown food is asparagus. I love that they are perennial, so grow year after year with minimal effort on the part of the gardener. And since asparagus is expensive in the store,...
View ArticleMake Fresh Kale Chips at Home
Kale chips are all the rage and “old-timers” say its about time! Healthy, delicious, and easy-to-make…whats not to love? One night last week I decided to go ahead and try making kale chips. They’re...
View ArticleFruit and Greens Salad With Dijon Wine Vinaigrette
With early summer fruits like strawberries and the earliest blueberries starting to become available, it’s easy to create delicious salads. Go beyond just the common greens by adding some delicious...
View Article5 Thai Basil Wrap Recipes
Thai basil wraps are comfort food in Thailand and a few other Asian countries. They are often sold in Thai restaurants as a cheap and quick meal. Many restaurants bring the ingredients to the table so...
View ArticleDelicious Green Bean Salad With Citrus Dressing
The green beans are coming! And once they start trickling in they come in full force with bushels a day being harvested. We love to sautee our green beans in a dab of butter with some minced garlic but...
View ArticleFresh Tomatoes – Basil Tomato Salad
Tomatoes seem in overabundance in summer, gardens are over-run with them as the summer heat induces high yields. Tomatoes are considered a fruit botanically, but a vegetable in the kitchen. Either way,...
View ArticleSpaghetti Squash Mac and Cheese Bites Recipe
If you’re like me and you grew spaghetti squash because it’s supposed to be awesome and delicious and healthy but how you HAVE spaghetti squash and you’re wondering exactly what you’re going to do with...
View Article10 Ways to Add Swiss Chard to Your Menu
Although expensive to purchase, Swiss chard grows easily and abundantly in backyard gardens. Like the tomato, summer brings more than can be successfully pawned out to neighbors. Make good use of it...
View ArticleSweet and Spicy Squash Coleslaw
This is another new spin on a summer favorite, and hopefully it will make you take a second look at squash. We are all too familiar with cooked squash recipes or adding raw and zucchini to dishes, but...
View ArticleSummer Couscous Stir Fry
There’s nothing like going grocery shopping in your own backyard. While we only have a tiny little garden just big enough for some herbs and grape tomatoes, it’s still just thrilling to eat from it....
View Article60 Amazing Carrot Recipes
For those of you who are growing your own carrots, or who score some delicious carrots at a great price, you might be wondering how to use them! No worries – I’ve got an amazing round up for you with...
View ArticleEasy Roasted Asparagus Recipe for Fresh Foods
One of my favorite home-grown food is asparagus. I love that they are perennial, so grow year after year with minimal effort on the part of the gardener. And since asparagus is expensive in the store,...
View Article4 Lentil Soups to Rock Your Vegan Dinner
Lentils, also called masoor dal, are a nutritious and quick cooking member of the legume family. They are versatile and easily, lending a nutty flavor to many dishes or as the main ingredient in these...
View ArticleHow to Cut Kohlrabi After Harvesting
Kohlrabi does well in the cool-season gardens, and while it can be grown year-round in some areas of the country, in areas where the climate is hotter like mine, it grows best in early and late seasons.
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