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This year my goal is to grow 2,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. I think I can do it. With 16 raised garden beds, a greenhouse, a raspberry patch and a few more planting beds sprinkled throughout our property, I believe growing 2,000 pounds of food is an attainable goal. Even if I do Read More >>
How To Freeze Shredded Zucchini. Yes, it’s a thing, let me tell you about it. Back in 2012 I went out to the garden to pick {what I thought would be} a few zucchini squash so I could make a couple of loaves of zucchini bread. Well apparently it had been awhile since I’ve picked Read More >>
Over the weekend I made the best blackberry cobbler I have ever made. As soon as I pulled the bubbling goodness out of the oven, I went to the freezer, grabbed the remaining vanilla ice cream, and proceed to eat ALL of it while the cobbler was cooling. So by the time the cobbler had Read More >>
Yesterday I was thinking about canning all those peas I picked. But after reading everyone’s recipe suggestions I quickly bailed on that crazy idea, and decided to take reader Elena’s advise and adapt her recipe for peas and prosciutto. I didn’t have any prosciutto on hand, but I did have some bacon. So with the Read More >>
Hi, I’m Mavis. I went to the store twice last week to buy food for my family. My shopping trips were so stinkin’ RAD you are going to pass out with amazement. I hope you’re sitting down. Albertsons $.99 Thanks to the Albertsons Summer Sizzlin’ Sweepstakes, we won 6 free doughnuts. I would have put Read More >>
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