Monthly Archives: January 2011

Garden Prepping

Time to set up the Germinator. Seed Starting fun!

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Alfredo Sauce

              1 ½ tablespoons butter, melted 3 garlic cloves, pressed 1 ½ tablespoons Clear-Jel 2 cups whole milk 3 tablespoons light cream cheese ½ cup (2 ounces) grated Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons chopped fresh … Continue reading

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White Castile Type Burgers – OMAC

  Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs ground chuck 1 (4 tablespoon) envelope onion soup mix 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 2 tablespoons water 1/3 cup breadcrumbs 24 small square dinner rolls American cheese (optional) pickle (optional) Sauce 1/2 cup mustard … Continue reading

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Make Ahead Ideas

  These recipes are easy and fast and help you avoid those expensive store-bought frozen meals and those nights when you didn’t have anything ready (we all know how expensive those “take-out” nights are!) FRENCH BREAD PIZZA: Spread jarred spaghetti … Continue reading

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Garden Production Tracker

Here are two downloadables for recording and tracking your bounty for 2011.    I generally like to use open office spreadsheets and PDF’s.     Havest Tally 2011 PDF   Havest Tally 2011 Spreadsheet

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Garden Mental Prepping

After winning a giveaway at http://asuburbanfarmer.com/blog/2010/09/07/the-chiweenie-draws-a-winner/ Thank you Chris!  I have been devouring this book.  Being a novice gardener, I make many mistakes.   You cannot go wrong with this book.  It explains the types of composting , the benefits, and … Continue reading

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Potato Tacos

  Ingredients: 1 16 Oz Package of Tator Tots 2Tbsp Taco seasoning 1 lb. ground beef or ground turkey 2 C. fully cooked pinto or black beans Instructions: 1. Evenly spread Tater Tots potatoes on a baking sheet, sprinkle with … Continue reading

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Planting Schedule PDF

Here is a PDF for those northern WI, MN, MI gardeners. Zones 3a-4b Planting Schedule  05_heat_map Related Articles Voell’s Garden from G*M*S Magazine (gmsmagazine.com)

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National Bean Day

  Turkey Chili This happens to be my go to recipe for chili. Served with cheddar cheese, corn chips and sour cream. Warms the whole house. Ground Chile powder found at ethnic stores added by the tablespoon sings in this … Continue reading

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Garden Prepping

Here is another Ebook to read. vegetable encyclapedia Please support the Author and thank him for this wonderful piece.  Downloaded from a site than no longer exists.   Related Articles Break the story in prep (gointothestory.com) Amazon preps Kindleware for Android, … Continue reading

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