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easier roasted pumpkin (or squash) seeds
It’s pumpkin (and winter squash) season! We had lots of pie pumpkins do well this year (before the squash bugs got prolific), so I’ve been roasting them and freezing the…
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pork and black bean chili
We took the kids camping last week. It was mostly ridiculously fun, but it was also chilly and a bit damp. It took me all of about five minutes after…
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freezing summer squash/zucchini
I’m in big time preservation mode these days at home: I’ve canned nearly 100 pounds of tomatoes, frozen dozens of ears of corn and 25 pounds of sweet and hot peppers,…
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vanilla roasted carrots
Our CSA share has had lots of tasty carrots here lately. I tried to grow some at home, but they washed out early in the season from a little downspout/rain…
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costco shopping list for real food(ies): meat and seafood (part two)
See part one for our top ten buys at Costco. I’m focusing on meat and seafood for this week’s post. We don’t buy much in the way of meat at…
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guide to buying happy meat and poultry
I’m working on my second post in the Costco series, but I realized as I was writing that I should maybe share the questions that I ask about the meat…
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Greek hummus dip
Dips are my downfall. I can mostly avoid sweets and typical junk food, but put a dip in my vicinity, and I’m stuffing my face within 30 seconds. My ideal…
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big batch cole slaw
I love cole slaw, especially with barbecue of any sort. It’s so easy to double or quadruple the batch, it stays tasty for days so it’s great to make ahead,…
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using up our CSA share: mid-July
Our CSA shares have been lovely all season long. I love being surprised by what’s inside every week. Here’s a bit of what we’ve been doing with our shares lately,…
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using up our CSA share: radishes, kale, zucchini, and tomatoes
We’re two weeks into our CSA this year and loving every bit of it, as usual. We’re partnering with Harvestland CSA this year, and they have been so great so far –…
