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Crockpot Chili Meatballs and Spaghetti Ingredients • 1 1/2 pounds ground beef or chicken • 1 yellow...

We saved our peppers plants for next year! Once we are clear from frost in the spring we will transplant them back into the garden. 🫑...

Bolognese Sauce Ingredients • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil • 3 tablespoons butter plus 1 tablespoon for tossing the pasta • ½ cup chopped...

Sweet Potato Sausage Lasagna Ingredients • Cooking spray • 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil • 1 large yellow onion, chopped • 2 cloves...

We’re canning green tomatoes with a homemade bread and butter pickling recipe! 😋 #canningandpreserving #canning #greentomatoes #pickling...

Butternut Squash Soup vs Delicata Squash Soup 💪 Let’s go!!!! 🥣 #buttetnutsquashsoup #delicatasquashsoup #soupseason #fall #garden...

We are in the process of dehydrating our hot peppers for a fresh batch of hot pepper flakes! 🌶️🫙#dehydrating #pepperflakes #peppers...

Cowboy Candy INGREDIENTS • 3 lbs jalapenos, fresh and firm • 2 cups cider vinegar • 6 cups granulated sugar • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric • 1/2...

Stuffed Peppers INGREDIENTS • 1 pound ground beef • 1¼ teaspoons salt, divided • Heaping ¼ teaspoon baking soda • 3 large red, yellow,...

A busy evening of canning what’s left of our tomatoes and peppers! 🫑 🌶️ 🍅 🌿 🧄 #canning #canningseason #canningandpreserving...

With falls scare of frost putting pressure on us it might be the last Caprese salad this year. We’re also prepping all of our peppers for...

Red Amaranth Leaf Stir Fry • 1/2 cup farro • 7 ounces red amaranth leaves • 1 onion • 1 tomato • 1 tablespoon of oil • 3/4 cup broth •...

Easy Skillet Spicy Butternut Squash Lasagna Ingredients • 1 box dry lasagna noodles (broken into 2 inch pieces) • 1/2 pound ground...

Homemade Applesauce (Canning) Ingredients • 4 pounds assorted apples • 1/4 cup sugar • kosher salt • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon...

Chipotle Chicken Stuffed Brown Sugar Roasted Acorn Squash Ingredients • 2 acorn squash halved and seeded • 2 tablespoons butter softened...

Preserved Tomatoes in Garlic and Basil Oil - This is a very easy and delicious way to can tomatoes. The tomatoes can be added to pasta...

Sauteed Delicata Squash with Parmesan - In a large nonstick pan, heat the olive oil and butter together until the butter melts. Swirl to...

We are saving seeds from this years crop for next years garden! 🪴 #gardening #garden #growyourownfood #seedsaving #seeds #fyp #foodie

Slow Cooker French Wine and Mustard Chicken Ingredients • 1 cup dry white wine, such as Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc • 1/3 cup heavy...

Harvest time! 😋 It was time to harvest the carrots, parsnips, and beets before the end of our season. The turnout looks wonderful and in...