Homemade Salsa 2 Ways

My motto: #usewhatyouhave And this year, thanks to all the time I’ve had to garden in the summer of 2020, we have a TON of tomatoes. How about 2 new ways to make homemade salsa? I mean, we are smack dab in the middle of TOMATO season. I’ve made so much salsa, it’s crazy. But…

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Garden Series: Authentic Roasted Garden Marinara

So my friend Laurie and I love food. We love recipes. We were talking about the abundance of tomatoes, and she suggested I look up a recipe done by Tony Caputo online, years ago. So I went home and searched trusty google. And there is was. In all it’s glory. Mr. Caputo showed how to…

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Garden Series: Fresh Tomato & Mascarpone Galette

Thinking of all the things to make with these beautiful, ripe tomatoes. Seems as though each morning I wake up, there’s another 25 lbs. of tomatoes ready to use. This may be one of the best things so far with 2020. Gardening. And eating tomatoes. Fresh Tomato & Mascarpone Galette 3 large ripe tomatoes 4…

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Garden Series: Cheesy Zucchini Bread

I’m always looking for another great recipe to make with the hundreds of pounds of zucchini my garden produces. Here’s a savory bread…. full of cheese…. because cheese makes everything better. And if you want other great recipes for zucchini, TRY these recipes too. Lemon Zucchini Bread and for the chocolate lovers, and oldie but…

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Garden Series: Canning Fresh Marinara Sauce

Tomatoes. Tomatoes. Tomatoes. I came home from Montana, and found about 25 lbs of tomatoes to use. Salsa is always a go to. Last year I did Tomato Jam. Which is awesome. But why not try something new? A marinara perhaps? I love a great bowl of fresh sauce and pasta. Don’t you? And because…

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Garden Series: Toasted Sourdough Bruschetta

This recipe is really so easy. I 100% believe the more basic the ingredients the better the tomatoes shine! And this recipe is MADE just for fresh garden tomatoes. It doesn’t get any better than RIGHT NOW to make these. I like to serve them for a light dinner, maybe with a fried egg on…

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Garden Series: Swiss Chard & Ricotta w/ Linguine

Gardening is one of my favorite things. I love growing my own food. I love seeing the change in the garden from day to day. I love every part. EVEN weeding the garden! And the harvest, is so sweet to me. Let’s create some fabulous garden inspired recipes this summer, starting with this delicious pasta…

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Cherry Crumble

Hey! Another fresh cherry recipe. I love seasonal baking, don’t you? Cherry Crumble Preheat your oven to 400°. 3 cups fresh pitted cherries 1 cup brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract Pinch of salt 2 tsp. Cornstarch Gently mix together to coat all the cherries. Set aside. Make the crumble topping… 1 cup all purpose…

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Homemade Salsa

Homemade salsa. We all love it. And some of us probably have a ton of tomatoes to use. So I made more salsa this week, and here are my two recipes. Feel free to modify these recipes to make it your own.     Happiness right here.     Best sound… sealing canning jars.  …

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Lemon Zucchini Bread

  I have a ton of zucchini- how about you! This lemon and zucchini dreamy dessert or breakfast or snack is the best. I don’t take these things lightly, it truly is. Happy baking.   Lemon Zucchini Bread   4 cups flour 1 tbsp. Baking powder 1 tsp. Baking soda 1/2 tsp. Salt   Whisk…

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