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how to make beans from scratch
You really should be making beans from scratch. I’m sorry if that is a bit bossy, but the canned stuff is just so much pricier and making them from scratch…
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black eyed peas soup + arkansalsa
I’m a little behind here since black-eyed peas are a new year tradition and all, but this soup is so good that it’s worth making all year long. I made…
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chili
I love chili in just about every iteration (chicken chili, veggie chili, beef chili, butternut squash chili…), and I make at least two big batches a month during the winter.…
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ground beef + polenta (uses for ground meat)
Just so we’re straight here: I’m not a real food blogger because I make food and then we eat it, so my pictures are often hideous-looking because they’re taken in the…
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easiest fresh tomato sauce (using up tomatoes)
It happens every year: I get sick of fresh tomatoes. When those first ones come around the end of June, I can’t eat enough of them. I have them for…
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roasted tomatoes
Last night’s garden harvest! I looove roasted tomatoes. The fire-roasted tomatoes take tortilla soup to a whole new level with their smoky sweetness. We’re still harvesting several pounds of tomatoes…
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using up our CSA share: cabbage
I have a new-found love for cabbage lately. I don’t remember ever being too crazy about it, although I’ve always loved cole slaw. We got a whole bunch of it…
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using up our CSA share: tomatoes
I really don’t think too many of us have trouble using up tomatoes, but, by this point in the season, I am looking for some different ways to eat them,…
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beef stroganoff
This picture is so hideous-looking that I’m reluctant to even include it, but I promise this stuff tastes better than it looks! We get grass-fed beef from a local farmer…
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diy tomato cages
Along with the garden renovation, we also did some research on tomato staking to see if we should be using a better system. After lots of research, we settled on…
