I love easy, versatile recipes like Crock Pot Chicken Flavored Rice. First, this had a great chicken flavor and I loved the idea of putting the veggies into the crock pot to cook with the rice. What surprised me the most about the recipe was the texture of the rice when it was done. It…
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Cheesy Cauliflower Soup
Cheesy Cauliflower Soup is a very easy homemade soup that yields fantastic results. We can easily get obsessed with “homemade soup”, but this is one that is the perfect homemade soup to wow your household. What do you normally think of when you think of homemade soup? I think of either sitting with family…
Creamed Lima Beans
I have loved Lima Beans since I was a kid. Especially the large Ford Hook Limas. I’ve never eaten them any other way but smothered in butter until now. Creamed Lima Beans is an over the top amazing way to serve limas as a side dish. The cream sauce the limas are nestled in is…
Harvard Beets
Harvard Beets Growing up in Pennsylvania you can’t help but love the flavors of sweet and sour. This easy, delicious recipe for Harvard Beets gives you a wonderful balance of tart and sweet. The first time I ever had Harvard Beets was at the restaurant I worked at. It was love at first bite….
Sauteed Red Cabbage
Sauteed Red Cabbage I never really thought about Red Cabbage recipes until my husband grew it in the garden one year. When you’ve got five or six heads of Red Cabbage waiting for you to pick you better get your butt in gear and figure out what your going to do with it. In…
Garden Primavera with Ham or Chicken
Garden Primavera with Ham or Chicken The word Primavera means “Spring Style” in Italian.The vegetables used in making a Primavera are Spring or seasonal vegetables that are blanched. This is a very economical dish, not only because your using vegetables in season ( or that you froze from last years garden) but because the…
Zucchini with Onion and Garlic
Zucchini with Onion and Garlic The first batch of Zucchini from the garden made it’s way into the kitchen yesterday. As always, there will be a ton of it to follow along with Summer Squash. We enjoy sautéing it in a skillet with onion and garlic , adding a little bit of olive…
Roasted Browned Butter Carrots
Roasted Browned Butter Carrots The natural sweetness in carrots has made me love them for as long as I can remember. I guess that’s fitting for someone with a nickname like Bunny. Roasted Browned Butter Carrots are over the top delicious, I mean seriously… delicious. Roasting carrots brings out even more of their sweetness and…
Tomato Galette
Tomato Galette -A galette is a free form pie that can be filled with fruit or vegetables. This delicious savory galette is made with fresh tomatoes, Feta, and Parmesan Cheese and topped with chopped fresh Basil. Tomato Galette A galette is made with a pie crust, the all-butter pie crust for this galette has grated…
Oven Roasted Tomatoes
Oven Roasted Tomatoes The flavor of Oven Roasted Tomatoes is incredible. The roasting brings out a slight sweetness in the tomatoes along with a roasted flavor. In past years we’ve eaten our tomatoes from the garden in salads while they were in season, or froze and canned them for the winter. Not once did I ever think…
