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Something extraordinary occurs when vegetables are roasted. The high heat crisps up the outside of the vegetables and locks in their natural flavor. Then that flavor transforms, sweetens and intensifies as it roasts. This one-pan, roasted rosemary chicken and vegetables recipe is an easy to prep meal bursting with flavor.

Roasted Rosemary Chicken and Vegetables

These sizzling beef steak fajitas are made with strips of steak infused with a flavorful chili-lime marinade, combined with colorful peppers, onions, and folded into a warm tortilla.

Chili-Lime Beef Steak Fajitas

Have you tried growing potatoes in your garden? Growing potatoes is fun and not that difficult! You can grow unique varieties not found in supermarkets.

8 Great Tips for Growing Potatoes

Here is some of the best content from Grow a Good Life over this past year. These are the top 10 gardening and simple living posts that you have viewed, pinned, and shared during 2016.

Grow a Good Life’s Top 10 Posts of 2016

plate of molasses cookies on a table

Rena’s Soft Molasses Cookies

Freshly baked toasted almond anise biscotti on a plate.

Toasted Almond Anise Biscotti Recipe

a plate of Italian Anise Cookies on a table

Auntie’s Italian Anise Cookies

jars of home canned turkey stock on a table

Turkey Stock Recipe Plus Canning Instructions

Chicken enchiladas with roasted green chile sauce is a delicious meal option when you’re craving Southwestern-style comfort food. The mellow spicy flavor of the Anaheim or New Mexico type peppers pairs well with shredded chicken and Mexican spices and cheese.

Chicken Enchiladas with Roasted Green Chile Sauce

Yes, you can make crispy seasoned baked French fries at home without deep-frying in vegetable oil. Instead, make your own hand cut homemade baked fries!

Crispy Taco Seasoned Baked French Fries

Take advantage of your local farmers’ markets and farm stands in the fall and stock up on these locally grown crops for your winter food storage. If you have an area in your basement, crawlspace, or garage that stays cool all winter long, you can make use of these cold spots to keep storage crops fresh well into winter.

14 Crops for Winter Food Storage

A bowl of roasted green chile sauce on a table.

Roasted Green Chile Sauce