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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Garlic Planting Tips
When To Plant: If you live in a zone with cold winters, plant cloves of garlic after the first frost and about four weeks before the ground freezes, depending on what part of the country you live in that … Continue reading
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Basil Tips
Bushy Plant Growth Tip: Start pinching the plant when it reaches 6″ tall to promote bushy growth. When the plant produces a blossom, make sure to pinch the whole stem that produced it (not just pinching off the blossom … Continue reading
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Breakfast Burritos
Ingredients 50 whole Frozen Tater Tots or crowns 8 whole Flour Tortillas, Fajita Size 1-½ cup Fresh Grated Cheddar Cheese 8 whole Eggs Beaten 2 Tablespoons Half-and-half 1 pound Breakfast Sausage Salt And Pepper, to taste 1 whole … Continue reading
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Tagged Breakfast healthy, Burrito, butter, cheap, Cheddar cheese, cheese, Cook, easy, frugal, Home, Onion, Recipe, Tater Tots, tomato, Tortilla
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Skillet Granola
1 cup old-fashioned (large flake) oats 1/4 cup sesame seeds,and flax seeds 1 Tbsp. Butter or coconut butter 2 Tbsp. honey or golden syrup a shake of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves a pinch of sea salt a handful of … Continue reading
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Tortillas Flour
3 cups of flour 1 teaspoon of salt ¼ cup shortening or lard or coconut or butter 1 cup of warm water Cut cold shortening with flour and salt to crumb stage. Add water knead 5-6 times, rest 20 … Continue reading
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Be A Food Processor
If you have the proper canning equipment and the time, put foods by. You’ll need a pressure cooker to can meats, broths, and low-acid vegetables, but a very large soup pot can be used for making tomato … Continue reading
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Tagged canning, Condiments, cooking, easy, food, Fruit preserves, Gardening, healthy, homemade, homesteading, how to, juice, Recipe, Shopping, tomato, Tomato sauce, vegetable, vegetables
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Granola Recipe
6 cups rolled oats 1 cup whole almonds 1 cup pepitas pumpkin seed hulled 1/2 cups sunflower seeds hulled 1/2 cup sesame seeds (lightly toasted and cooled) 2 teaspoons cinnamon Saigon Cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 3/4 cups Maple Syrup 1/4 … Continue reading
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Chocolate Zuchini Cake
This is what I plan to do with my zucchini. 1/2 cup (1 stick, 4 ounces) butter 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) vegetable oil 1 3/4 cups (12 1/4 ounces) granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking soda … Continue reading
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Shortbread Tea Wedges
Ingredients 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, at cool room temperature 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, optional 2 cups Unbleached All-Purpose Flour 8 ounces (2 sticks ) salted butter, at cool room … Continue reading
