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Harvest Monday September 12, 2016
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. The late summer/early fall garden is giving us the usual colorful suspects in our harvest basket. In the below photo we have the Jester striped Acorn squash, along with … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged cherry tomatoes, eggplant, hot sauce, peppers, pickling, tomatoes, WEHT Local Lifestyles
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Harvest Monday October 12, 2015
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. Around here we have sure been enjoying the fall veggies. I sowed turnip seed back in early August, and I think the turnips have done quite well this year. … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged bread, broccoli, kale, peppers, pickling, pole beans, rye bread, turnips
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Monday Recap: The Deep Freeze
We were fortunate last week to come through the latest Snowpocalypse with only about six inches of the powdery white stuff. We couldn’t escape the blast of Arctic air that followed behind it though that sent temperatures plummeting to record … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening, Soap
Tagged Bastille soap, Cats, garlic, greenhouse, lasagna, Monday Recap, neck pumpkin, parsley, pickling, snow, soap, spinach, sweet potatoes, winter squash
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Monday Recap: Almost Falling Back
The last week or so has brought fall weather here to our neck of the woods. And I for one am happy to see it, because I am ready for a change of season. The garden harvests have slowed down … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening
Tagged broccoli, honey, Jimmy Nardello, lettuce, Monday Recap, peppers, pickling, soap, zucchini
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Easy Refrigerator Pickled Garlic
Since this recipe calls for a lot of peeled garlic, you can speed up the process by using a garlic peeler. Alternately, you can dip the cloves into boiling water briefly, which helps loosen the skins. While researching food safety … Continue reading