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These mini slider buns make fantastic appetizer sandwiches, such as mini burgers, pulled pork sandwiches, and even breakfast sandwiches. See how to bake your own slider buns from scratch.

Homemade Mini Slider Buns

This simple roasted salsa verde recipe is easy to make. Roasting the vegetables adds a delicious smoky flavor and mellows the acidity of the tomatillos. Enjoy this tomatillo salsa with your favorite Mexican dishes.

Roasted Salsa Verde

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How to Can Green Chile Peppers

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13 Quick Growing Fall Vegetables

This is a super easy crockpot white bean chicken chili recipe that is filled with flavor. In this recipe, chicken is seasoned with Mexican spices, combined with white beans, onions, garlic, green chilies, and slow cooked all day. The flavors mingle into a delicious mild chili.

Crockpot White Bean Chicken Chili

Dried beans do take time to soak and cook. But you can prepare them ahead of time in large batches and store them in the freezer. Visit for tips on cooking dried beans on the stove, in a crockpot, and using an electric pressure cooker.

3 Ways to Cook Dried Beans from Scratch

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How to Propagate a Rosemary Plant from Stem Cuttings

This tomato salsa recipe adds delicious depth of flavor from grilling the vegetables. The flavors transform to a delightful blend of sweet, smoky char, with a spicy kick that makes you crave for more.

Grilled Tomato Salsa Recipe

This chicken paillard dish is quick and easy to prepare at home. Thinly pounded, seasoned, and browned chicken cutlets smothered in a mushroom marinara sauce.

Chicken Paillard with Mushroom Marinara Sauce

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Canning Dried Beans

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How to Make Homemade Garlic Powder

Healthy potato plants growing in a large pot.

How to Grow Potatoes in Containers