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Showing posts with label Vegetables. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vegetables. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Starting My Tomato Seeds Indoors

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It is that time of year again!  Once more I am using "Byron B's Weak Tea" method. I did this last year and nearly every se...
Monday, February 23, 2015

How To Make Olive Salad For Muffuletta (Olive Tapenade)

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I took a few liberties to reflect some of the ingredients we have on hand, including using some of my own home-canned pickled onions and...
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Thursday, January 22, 2015

How To Create A Morel Mushroom Habitat and Plant Morel Spawn

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Morel mushrooms are a rare delicacy.  Like truffles, they have their own unique flavor that is nothing like the usual mushrooms that can...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Planning This Years Garden & Reviewing Last Year's

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In which I talk about the things I learned last year: what worked (Deer Netting!!!!) and what didn't (Oddly colored Heirloom Tomatoe...
Saturday, December 13, 2014

Homestyle Mexican Chile (Hot Salsa) Made Using A Metate

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This is how my first mother in law ("Mom") made the fresh salsa she served at every meal. I used my metate because that is how...
Friday, December 5, 2014

Homemade Menudo: Mexican Tripe and Hominy Soup Recipe

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This is so warming and delicious on cold days. Traditionally eaten for breakfast, we usually have it for supper.  The first cold snap ea...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Green Tomato Mincemeat Pie Filling

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This is a great way to use some of the green tomatoes left in the garden. I chose to use the small cherry tomatoes for this, cut into qu...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

How To Make Gumbo For a Big Crowd - and a Garlic Peeling Tip!

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Friday, August 8, 2014

How To Make Fried Green Tomatoes, Served With Cream Gravy

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We had fried green tomatoes and fried chicken livers for supper the other evening. Oh and cream gravy. I make livers fairly often but h...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Tomato Vines Loaded with Green Fruit: Heirloom "Costoluto Genovese"

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I have only picked a couple of ripe tomatoes so far, but the vines are all full of green fruit. This variety I grew from seed that I ...
Monday, June 16, 2014

Mid June Garden Update: Chard, Squash, Onion Braids, and Waiting For Tomatoes!

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I think the rumors that this is finally an El Nino year may prove true. God has been watering my garden every week for about a month no...
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

In The Garden After 8 Inches of Rain - and the Deer Fence is Still Working!

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We have had torrential rains for the past few days. It has been wonderful - all the tanks and ponds are filling up, the trees and gardens...
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

How To Make Gumbo Using Browned Flour - In A Hurry and On A Budget

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I have seen articles claiming that it is now "cheaper to eat out than to cook". That is simply not true, and this recipe is a ...
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Delicious Budget Beans: Texas Style Hoppin' John Black Eyed Peas

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Beans are incredibly healthy food. They are easy to cook, genuinely inexpensive, packed full of protein, freeze beautifully, and help our...
Sunday, April 20, 2014

Raising Tomatoes, Part 4: Folklore: Planting Before Good Friday & Rain on Easter

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This year, I set a goal of learning how to raise tomatoes successfully. I am part way there, as I raised about a hundred plants from see...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Growing Tomatoes From Seed, Part Three: Getting Their Second Leaves - and Their First Fertilizer

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This year, I set myself the task of learning how to grow tomatoes, from seed to harvest. I've never had any luck with them, but oth...
Sunday, February 23, 2014

Starting Tomato Plants From Seed, Step 2: Moving Sprouts From Paper into Pots

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 This is Part 2. The first post ( click here to read it ) explains how to start the seed using weak tea, paper towels and baggies. This p...
Saturday, February 15, 2014

It's Time! Here's One Way To Start Tomato Seeds

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My "determined to learn" project this year is How to Grow Tomatoes. I have not had any luck with tomatoes - poor yields (if any...
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Dr Pepper Pulled Pork and Cucumber Salad in a Jar-O

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A friend of ours makes this Pulled Pork cooked with Dr Pepper, and it is one of Paul's favorites. She and her husband lead one of the...
Saturday, January 11, 2014

January Update on My Winter Garden: Things Learned So Far

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 I had a lot of fun planting my first "winter garden" this year. Then, Paul got sick. But God was so good that He watered my g...
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