Holiday Gifts from the Garden: DIY Herby Bread in a Flower Pot with Compound Butter and Flavored Oil
Warm, homemade bread in a terracotta pot? With compound butter? Yes, please! Need a gift for a hard-to-shop for friend or a hostess who has …
The Most Delicious Creamy Tomato Soup from the Garden
Put those late season tomatoes to good use this fall and enjoy this cozy soup on chilly evenings! No story today, folks…let’s just make the …
Tomato-Garlic-Lemon Finishing Salts
Finishing salts with ingredients from your garden are so fresh and delicious. They can be used on meat or roasted vegetables as a quick seasoning, …
Tangy Salsa Verde with a Green Tomato Kick
I have tomatillos for days this time of year (late September)! Whether you bought them or grew them, give this recipe a try. It’s fresh …
Honey-Glazed, Skillet Roasted Tomato Dip with Ricotta, Thyme, and a Little Heat
Bored with the same old dips and spreads? Serve this jammy, sweet, savory, spicy recipe at your next party. Make a second batch because the …
Mixing Magic: Peach & Honey Bourbon with Lavender and a Thyme Twist
Looking to elevate your cocktail game? This Honey Peach Bourbon with Lavender and Thyme is a must-try. It’s the perfect blend of sweet, floral, and herbal notes, making it a unique and refreshing drink for any occasion. So when peach season is in full swing, don’t miss the chance top start a few bottles of this delicious treat that will ease your way into fall. Your November self will thank your August self!
Arugula (Rocket) & Garlic Pesto (to the rescue when there is no basil in the garden…)
Try this fresh arugula pesto to get you through the cold weather and beyond!
Ugly Betty Tomato Sauce!
Are you so sad when your garden produces ugly tomatoes? Or you find tomatoes that are split, have spots or bug damage? Don’t despair! Make Ugly Betty Tomato Sauce. It’s delicious – and you’ll never have to waste a tomato again!
Saving All That Zucchini!
When the first few zucchini arrive in your garden, it’s so exciting! The season is new and you are so ready to make all your favorite zucchini recipes. But then, the zucchini keeps coming…and coming…and coming. There are a million jokes in the gardening community about gardeners trying to pawn off extra zucchini on unsuspecting neighbors. After you’ve become tired of all your tried and true zucchini recipes, what do you do with all the zucchini?
Cape Gooseberry and Thai Lime Basil Margarita!
Gooseberries are super sweet and have a flavor halfway between pineapple and lime. The Thai Lime Basil, which is easy to grow and a fantastic addition to so many recipes, really pushes this cocktail recipe from ho-hum to hey, what is this? Give it a try.