Tag: veggies
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Cabbage Roll Skillet: One Pan Wonder
Recently, I tried to create my own recipe, from a few different things I saw on Pinterest. It was a really easy way to get rid of the cabbage I needed to get rid of. I decided to try it after I tried some fried cabbage my mother in law made that was absolutely addicting!…
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Growth & Greens: The Latest from My Garden
Spring will be here soon, and I’ve already started planning my plants for this year. A few of my plants such as my blackberry plant is getting new growth, a sign that its ready to bloom soon. I have a new idea this year that I’m going to try out, and I’m feeling hopeful about…
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Re-Pickle Magic: Reusing Pickle Brine
Recently, I’ve been checking out this TikTok hack that reused pickle brine. And I noticed that a lot of the videos were using the brand of pickles I commonly buy, the Claussen. You can find Claussen pickles in just about any grocery store, specifically found in the refrigerated isle. The hack included a pickle jar…
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Homestead Haven: Essential January Planting for a Self-Sufficient Garden
Now that its a new year, and now that I’ve harvested my carrots (the full harvest plus regrowing journey: HERE) It got me to thinking what I should be planting in January for my spring or summer garden. Some seeds take a while to get started, so I did some investigating. I was looking at…
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October Garden Update
Well, this month we’ve had some unexpected changes, both good and bad. There have been significant changes to the garden, additions, new placements, and the thought of something new coming up down the road. Lettuce and Carrots The lettuce and carrots have now moved to their more permanent home, in the ground. There’s still one…
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How to Prepare Zucchini for Perfectly Moist Bread
I am blessed to know a few gardeners in my life. And these gardeners, can plant zucchini and get them to grow so large about the only thing to do with them is baking bread. You can do this two different ways. with a kitchen aid attachment, I have the one that slices and shreds.…
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Garden Update: September
Its now September. and the weather is at a point where were having one more final heatwave before it starts cooling down and transitioning into fall. My summer 2024 garden I 100% consider a success, because of the fact that I have harvested a few things from it, and the fact that as of this…
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Beginner’s Guide: Starting Your First Winter Garden
This is my first year where I’m going to try and do a winter garden. I don’t have much to add to it at the moment, so a lot of what I Want to plant might not get planted with everything else. But we’ll see how it goes. What’s my Zone? Its important to know…
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Garden Update: August
Would you believe I’ve written this dang post 3 different times? Three! Huge thanks to WordPress for not saving the draft like I told it too. Some my garden updates for this month aren’t so depressing this time, YAY! My yellow squash plant, which was only producing male flowers for 85% of this summer, finally…
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Garden Update- July
This heatwave has put quite the bump in the road for my garden. At first, i noticed it was just my little flower sprouts that didn’t like it. That I could understand, I started them pretty late. But then I noticed my zucchini wasn’t enjoying it, my blooms were starting to slow down drastically. My…