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Radish Recipes?
I knew that radishes were used as a cooking spice in early medieval England, in place of pepper, an exotic import beyond the means of average folk. And I have tried recreating a few early English stews , porridges and such that used radish in that way. I generally eat my radishes fresh, or occasionally pickle or ferment a…
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New Potatoes and Fresh Green Beans
Stopped at the local produce stand today and enjoyed some Georgia peaches, a handful of apricots, and came home with green beans and new potatoes. Is there anything better than a simple old fashioned supper of fresh from the garden beans, potatoes, and onions seasoned with a little bacon and sea salt?
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What to do with the current glut of greens, and lettuce...?
Right now we have so much salad and greens of all kinds to eat. I love it, but like the post about the eggs, sometimes you have to plan well to get through it all. I thought I'd share what I've been cooking, but I'd love more ideas. I'm sure I'm not the only one right now if there are gardeners here! Lettuce obviously goes…
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Monster "Too Big" Yellow Squash
Hi, From time to time I have to pass on trips to my garden. Today I came home with some yellow squash that had gotten too big. If anyone has recipes for them, I'd love to try them out. Thanks
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Flower jelly..keep some of that color year round
Ashley has a good post on various flower jellies, including some foraged types.
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Chickpeas
Here's an interesting list of recipes to go with those chickpeas that are languishing in the pantry. Check out the recipe round up at the bottom of the article. Lot's of good recipes there, too.
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Swiss cheese recipe?
I have a huge chunk of swiss cheese. It must two or three pounds. How could I use it? There is no way I would use that as sliced or chunked cheese and I am not having any get together to use it. I also have an abundance of chunked chicken.
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upping my breakfast game
I'm trying new breakfast recipes lately. I really liked the quinoa breakfast that @RustBeltCowgirl posted last month. Today I made this https://downshiftology.com/recipes/shakshuka/ It was different and very good!
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Freeze dried Meats
Ashley has a great article on freeze dried meats. She and her family also camp out in the backyard occasionally to practice cooking without electricity or propane.
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An herbal skin care garden with recipes
Most people probably have several of these in their garden already.
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Maple seeds
One of my kids came in today & said, taste this! So, I tasted my first maple seed (Manitoba Maple). It was nutty and...I am not sure what. Certainly different, but not green and not bad. No bitterness. Does anyone have any thought on how to more easily extract the seed? That was one complaint that I heard. @torey Can you…
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Dandelion recipes & free class
Amazing amount of info, recipes, and free class sign up at the bottom of page
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'Once Upon a Chef' recipes
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Beginning cheese making
My one new goat will deliver soon and I plan to make cheese and other products with the milk. It will be a new experience. I found this link with ideas and recipes https://practicalselfreliance.com/beginner-cheesemaking/
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Recipes for rabbit
Since I brought up trying rabbit in another discussion, I had to share this list of rabbit recipes. I will definitely being doing the cacciatore or the german stew. Maybe the pot pie, these 3 seem to be the easiest to hide the fact that it's rabbit. Anybody got any other hints/suggestions?
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avocados
I just just started using avocados. They are good for you in so many ways. But being a new item I do not know many ways to use it. How do you all prepare an avocado or incorporate it into recipes and meals?
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Lemon Lavender Shortbread, Free Foraging & Herbalism Email Course!
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fermenting cranberries
Has anyone here made fermented cranberries in honey? I have some cranberries. They are not rotten but softer than some you buy. I suppose they would be a lot like those you take out of the freezer and unthaw. I was wondering if they would be ok to ferment? Since I have them I suppose its worth the gamble. Otherwise they…
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Herbs did what doctors couldn't
My mother is in her 80s and developed a painful, bleeding rash on both arms. She went to her doctor, a dermatologist and a hematologist. No one could figure out what it was or do anything to help her. I haven't seen her in over a year because of covid and found out what was going on after she was suffering almost 6 months.…
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Homemade yeast
Why didn't I find this link when everyone was looking for yeast? 😁 This looks like another site that I'll be booknarking to browse through.
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plant "butter"
One of my daughters has gone dairy free as her doctor recommended. It does seem to be helping with her chronic congestion, but cooking is a challenge since I'm a huge believer in butter! For savory uses, I'm pretty much set . I use bacon grease, lard, duck fat (yum!) and olive oil. I use coconut or avocado oil in baking.…
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Welcome to the "Break Up the Winter Blues" Card Exchange 2021!
Sign up: Dec. 21, 2020 to Jan. 9, 2021 We will send out partners: Jan. 23, 2021 or sooner *Please send your card/letter to your exchange partner as soon as possible after you receive their information.* Our theme for this first exchange is "Favorite Recipes". ------ WHAT TO EXPECT: We are going to do this exchange very…
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Quinoa
I was given a lot of Quinoa from a neighbor who grew it. I plan to grow ewnough to harvest it although I hear its a bit challenging to harvest. I have read about it but really have no idea how to use it. Does anyone use Quinoa and have a recipe to share? Thank you
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1 chicken = 5 meals
Another example of frugal cooking That doesn't let much go to waste.
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Comfort foods
Winter is here (at least for those of us in the northern hemisphere) and time to think about comfort foods. Here's an interesting list. Got any to add?
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Delicious Sweet Bonbons for a Good Night’s Sleep
Delicious Sweet Bonbons for a Good Night’s Sleep Homemade, of course!!! Late autumn (November, December) –is a very good time to catch up with sleep. However, sometimes it is not easy to fall asleep: disturbing thoughts, worries, too much computer time, a late night and or a meal that is too heavy, all these things can…
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This woman can cook...and how she does her onions..
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Freezer 🍅 sauce preserves
I apologize for offending anyone since i know this topic has been addressed. I looked for thread w/o success. Tonight's date night plans are to preserve home grown tomatoes. A concern was mentioned about glass jars breaking. I would think ball & mason jars should be fine but what about other jars that have been…
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Dog and Cat food Recipes
Admin edit: This thread was an old recall thread that contained additional timeless & useful information, specifically DIY pet food, as the discussion progressed. Instead of deleting the whole old thread, the posts about the old recall have been removed to clear out now irrelevant clutter, but the valuable information…
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Aparagus Stuffed Chicken Breast