Posts Tagged ‘vegetables’

Ever since Dave and I tied the knot {almost 6 years ago} I’ve struggled with making REALLY good fried potatoes. I even resorted to using frozen potatoes in times of desperation.

I can still remember the first time I attempted to make fried potatoes… I set off the smoke alarm Well, after almost 6 years of trial and error, I’ve finally figured out how to make really good fried potatoes.

Here’s how I do it…

Are you one of THOSE people who only cut off the flowery tops of broccoli and then toss the rest? Growing up, we were NEVER allowed to waste food — especially if it came from my dad’s garden. And even though I would agree that broccoli florets are more appealing, there is really no reason why you should waste the stems… Here are a few simple uses for broccoli stems:: 1. Cut them up and eat them with the rest of your broccoli. [...]

BBQ’s are one of my favorite things about spring and summer. I absolutely LOVE eating outside {even with the bugs} and now that we have our farmhouse, I can see us hosting many, many BBQ’s over the next several years! Now, obviously the main part of hosting a BBQ is the meat; but what about everything else? In my opinion, it’s usually the side dished that can make or break your party. So if you’re struggling to come up with [...]

Do your kids eat their vegetables?? Do you? What if I told you I had a recipe that might just get everyone to eat their veggies? A few weeks ago, I had a bunch of friends over to see our new house and eat delicious food. All the recipes turned out great {at least that’s what my friends said} but the over-all favorite was this Easy Vegetable Bake. I actually added a bunch of chicken to it for my party — but [...]

If you are new to canning, tomatoes are a GREAT way to start. They are so quick and easy. They don’t require any special ingredients {just tomatoes and salt}, and you can usually find them for FREE this time of year! I promise…you can totally do this! I’ve been canning tomatoes for several years now and the who process only takes me about 1 hour from the time I get everything out until the jars are in the canner. Are [...]

I’ve been getting creative with zucchini and summer squash this week. Partially because there are so many great recipes out there — but mostly because we’ve been picking about 3 squash per plant {per day}!!! I’ve got a lot of squash on my hands {and on my counters, in my fridge, in the freezer, in the garden, and even out in the garage!} Often, when I get too overloaded with zucchini and sumer squash, I use a food processor to shred and [...]

Our garden has been mass producing the last few weeks! We are finally starting to reap the benifits of all the work we’ve put into planting, weeding, and watering over the last several months. It’s exciting, but also a bit overwhelming — because now I have to come up with ways to use all the veggies before they go bad {which would be a complete shame!} As you can see, this Chicken Vegetable Stir-Fry is a great way to use [...]

Use up extra Jalapeño Peppers with this simple and delicious recipe. They’re not as spicy as you may think!