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35+ Ways to Use a Huge Jalapeno Harvest Are you staring at a huge jalapeno harvest from your garden (or serrano peppers or similar hot peppers)? Concerned that you have too many jalapenos? No worries, I’ve got you covered. I’ve gathered together a list of over 35 ways to use a huge jalapeno harvest. Besides…
Homemade Quick Pickled Jalapenos Recipe This homemade quick pickled jalapenos recipe takes about 15 minutes to cook and makes some very tasty and very spicy hot peppers for you to enjoy. Seriously, the longest part of this pickling process is prepping your hot peppers and other ingredients. This pickled jalapenos recipe is different than other…
Crockpot Peach Butter with Honey This Crockpot Peach Butter with Honey recipe is a wonderful way to preserve a big batch of seasonal peaches. This particular peach butter recipe combines the sweetness of honey with the sweet/tart taste of peaches and some a hint of spice from the cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg. It’s delicious! I…
Sleepytime Brandied Berries and Cherries Recipe Do you have difficulties falling asleep at night? Good news, adult readers: this brandied berries and cherries recipe can help improve your sleep AND it is a tasty treat to enjoy right before bedtime. First, a brief Book Review… I have fallen in love with my newest book: The…
Homemade Mosquito Repellent Spray Recipe This homemade mosquito repellent spray combines herbs from the garden with (optional) essential oils, witch hazel, and a few other items to make a non-toxic spray that can help keep the mosquitoes (and other biting bugs) away. As I mentioned in my Finding Joy in the Garden in Summer post,…
Seed Saving: How to Save Kale Seeds Let’s talk about how to save kale seeds. It’s always exciting to know that there is always MORE I can learn about for gardening. This year, I’m learning about how to save seeds. Previously, I’ve always gotten all the seeds I need from True Leaf Market. This year…
Finding Joy in the Garden in Summer This is a tough topic for me: Let’s talk about finding joy in the garden in summer. Heat, pest invasions, mosquitoes, weeds….yeah, summer can be a bit stressful for gardeners. Here are some tips and thoughts about how to love your garden even in the worst conditions of…
Honey-Sweetened Lemon Balm Lemonade This Honey-Sweetened Lemon Balm Lemonade is the perfect drink to cool down and relax on a warm and sunny day. The addition of Lemon Balm not only helps you relax, it also adds a very pleasant earthy-lemon taste to an already lip-smackingly delicious lemonade. You’ve gotta try this! So, here’s my…
This honey-sweetened strawberry chia seed jam recipe is an incredibly delicious alternative to normal strawberry jam, especially if you aren’t interested in the time-consuming process of water-canning, or if you are out of pectin, or you want to avoid lots of sugar. I am a planner person (ahem: garden evidence). I am super organized and…
I love radishes! While I often love to just eat radishes raw right from the garden, sometimes, it’s nice to enjoy some radish recipes. I love the crunchy, sweet-spicy taste of radishes, so I put together this awesome list of radish recipes that really showcase their deliciousness. After last year’s radish-growing failure, I was pretty…