It's summer and that means summer squash! If you are growing squash in your garden, it seems you either have too much, or not enough. If you are in the "too much squash" camp, you quickly find yourself discovering new ways to use all that squash. How about a great roasted pattypan ...
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Simple Carrot and Fresh Ginger Soup
Carrot Soup Recipe - Carrots, Sweet Honey, and Fresh Ginger I love growing carrots and the kids love harvesting them. Each year I spend a day shredding carrots and freezing them in 2-cup portions. Then I enjoy the convenience of easy to make carrot muffins, carrot cakes, and this simple ...
Purslane Weed Recipe – Purslane, Yogurt , Dill, Cucumber, and Sour Cream
I discovered a new weed in my garden, and I am so excited to be sharing it with you! That sounds crazy, but this a great-tasting and nutrition-packed weed! Purslane is familiar to many gardeners. But instead of removing this weed, I decided to let a patch grow. But then I wondered - how to use purslane in ...
How to Make Mead – Homemade Honey Wine With Water, Honey, and Wild Fermentation
Mead, or honey wine, is an alcoholic beverage made using honey, water, and fermentation. Alcohol content? Yes, most definitely. What better act of radical homemaking than to make our own alcoholic beverage using only water, honey, and the wild yeasts around us? As the popularity of homemade honey wine increases, ...
Warming Recipe -Red Lentil Dhal
This warming red lentil dhal recipe has ingredients that not only provide flavor and aroma, but are also brimming with health benefits. It seems much of the wisdom of past generations, especially in the areas of Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic, folklore, and medicinal herbs is being investigated by modern ...
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