Make your own garlic powder by dehydrating and grinding garlic cloves. If you grow garlic or purchase in bulk and still have an abundance in storage come spring, it may be worth the effort to turn the excess into garlic powder before the cloves go bad. Having garlic powder in your kitchen spice cabinet can be…
Recipes
Roasted Red Jalapeño Hot Sauce Recipe
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Do you love adding little heat to your food? Then try this mildly spiced roasted red jalapeño hot sauce recipe. Each year, I am amazed at how quickly the seasons change from summer to fall. We held on to warm temperatures into early October this year as remnants of hurricanes brought humid weather our way….
Fresh Summer Tomato Sauce
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This summer tomato sauce recipe combines vine-ripened tomatoes with onions, garlic and fresh Italian herbs. It is a classic marinara sauce that comes together in about an hour. Although I love having jars of homemade tomato sauce in storage to enjoy through the year, there is nothing like the flavor of freshly harvested, sun-ripened tomatoes….
Tomato Salsa Recipe for Canning
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This tomato salsa recipe for canning is packed with tomato, peppers, onions, and just enough spicy tingle to tickle your taste buds. Open a jar any time and enjoy with tortilla chips or with your favorite Mexican inspired meals. Many of us begin a vegetable garden with dreams of preserving the harvest dancing in our…
Roasted Tomatillo Salsa (Salsa Verde)
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This simple roasted tomatillo salsa recipe is easy to make. Roasting the vegetables adds a delicious smoky flavor and mellows the acidity of the tomatillos. Enjoy this salsa verde with your favorite Mexican dishes. Until recently, the only Mexican green sauce I have tasted has been out of a jar or in an authentic Mexican…
Pork Fried Rice Recipe
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Transform leftovers into a tasty pork fried rice. Combine pork, rice, and veggies with a ginger garlic sauce for a dish that will satisfy your craving for takeout. Fried rice is a great recipe to have on hand to re-purpose leftovers, so they don’t go to waste. This pork fried rice recipe combines leftover pork,…
Chili-Lime Chicken Fajitas
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These chicken fajitas are made with strips of chili-lime seasoned chicken breast, tossed with vibrant peppers, onions, and wrapped in warm flour tortillas. One of my favorite ways to use peppers and onions from the garden is to make these simple chicken fajitas. This fajita recipe is versatile. You can use any type of peppers…
Small Batch Sweet Cherry Jam Recipe
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This chunky, low-sugar cherry jam is delicious slathered on toasted homemade bread, swirled in yogurt, or drizzled over ice cream. Less sugar lets the natural fruit flavor shine. Cherry season is fleeting. Fresh cherries are only available for a short time. Each year, I try to eat my fill, and then capture the delicious, flavor…
Pickled Garlic Scapes Recipe
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If you enjoy pickles and garlic, you are going to love the flavor of these pickled garlic scapes. If you grow hardneck garlic you are in for a treat because the plant provides two harvests. Several weeks before the garlic bulb is ready for harvesting, it sends up a flower stalk. The stalk grows upwards,…
Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir Fry
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Skip the take-out and make this sweet and sour chicken stir fry recipe using fresh cherries, pineapple, and vegetables – No thick breading and no deep-frying. We didn’t have any Chinese restaurants in the small town where I grew up. When I moved to Portland, Maine in my early 20s, I was introduced to American-Chinese…
Cherry Sweet and Sour Sauce
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This sweet and sour sauce recipe can be made from fresh cherries and pineapple or bottled juice. Delicious with chicken, pork, vegetables, noodles or rice. Cherries are only available for a limited time during the year. When they reach my local grocery store, I like to capture the flavor and preserve them into a freezer-friendly,…