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From The Garden

The Summer Kitchen

I think we’re finally arriving.  As the summer days have suddenly cooled off, the produce is suddenly rolling in.  This past Friday, I actually was able to make our first batch of...

Zucchini Cakes

I had the perfect zucchini plant in the garden this year.  It wasn’t overly productive, giving us just one or two small zucchini at a time, and then waiting a few days...

Unexpected Pizza Toppings

One of the best things about making your own pizza at home is that the sky is the limit as far as what you can throw on a pizza.  We’ve had some...

Easy And Spectacular Ratatouille

As the garden has been trickling in, I’ve found myself craving particular dishes made from that garden produce.  In particular this week, I just had a HUGE hankering for a great bowl...

A Love Affair With Pepper Jelly

In the not so distant past, whenever I would hear the words “pepper” and “jelly” in a sentence, my tongue would curl.  I would shudder internally as I thought about that crazy...

Playing With Kale

I have these big beautiful Red Russian Kale plants growing in my vegetable garden.  This is my first time growing it- my previous attempts at growing kale was Dinosaur (or Lacinato) Kale. ...