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Yet Another Idea for Zucchini
Zucchini Bread This makes two loaves or four of the mini loaves and two of the small foil loaf pans. 3 large eggs (farm fresh are best!) 1 cup oil 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 cups flour 3 cups grated zucchini (skin and all-but I remove large seeds) 2 [...]
Sautéed Summer Squash Medley
What Do I Do With All That Squash? Idea #1 Ingredients: 2 pounds mixed squash (yellow crookneck, zucchini, scallop squash) washed and cut into comparable slices 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 small onion, finely sliced 2 tablespoons water salt and pepper to taste Directions: 1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan. 2. Add onions [...]
Make your own sun-dried tomatoes
I can’t wait for our tomatoes to ripen. Looking forward to trying this recipe: So how does one sun-dry tomatoes? Easy. Same way you dry those herbs in your garden–set the oven to low (150-200) and bake them for about 4-5 hours, depending on the size of your tomatoes and the heat strength of your [...]
String Beans and Pigs
Sorry, the string beans really don’t have anything to do with the pig. It’s just a prop because the string beans alone weren’t making a memorable photo on their own. The pig is really cute, and functional-his sides are chalkboard and that comes in handy on market days. Good eye appeal. The string beans, they’re [...]
Swiss Chard
Swiss Chard. Beautiful to look at. I planted the variety “Bright Lights”. But I had never tasted it and had no idea how to cook it. Have I mentioned that my daughter-in-law is a vegetarian? A simple conversation, a recipe and swiss chard for dinner.

