Category: Recipes
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Quick Fresh Mint Tea Recipe
I started growing mint for the first time in my AeroGarden in January & if there’s one thing that I’ve learned since then, it’s that mint grows like no one’s business. I heard about this, so I was aware of its prolific growth, but I didn’t really understand just how crazy it would get. Now…
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Easy Guinness Chocolate Shamrock Cake Tutorial
*This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As always, all opinions are my own.* Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! I hope you’re all doing as well as you can during this time. Please try to stay in as much as possible & lookout for the people around you.…
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Basil up Your Pizza: Pepperoni, Mushroom & Basil Pizza Recipe
Like a lot of people, I have been making homemade pizzas since I was a kid. Who doesn’t have fun putting together the perfect customized pie? But it was just a few years ago when I realized the power that homegrown basil brings to a pizza. I love a good Neopolitan pizza, but I also…
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How to Decorate a Cake for Valentine’s Day with Buttercream Flowers
*This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As always, all opinions are my own.* Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! I hope your day is full of sweets & love! Let’s get this out of the way, making flowers with buttercream is easy. True story. It looks super fancy &…
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Super Simple Thanksgiving Leftovers Pot Pie Recipe
Your Thanksgiving feast was made & enjoyed, but now you have all of these leftovers. What should you do with them? Make a Thanksgiving leftovers pot pie, that’s what you should do. I made this into a Thanksgiving tradition almost a decade ago. It’s super easy & delicious. The best part is that it doesn’t…
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The Easiest Pie Crust Recipe Ever
So, you think you can’t make a pie, right? It looks too hard. It has to take too long. You’re not some fancy pie baker, so why make a pie when you can just buy one? Wrong, so much wrong. Let me let you in on a little secret, pie-making is easy. Way easier than…
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How to Roast Pumpkins & Make Fresh Pumpkin Puree
Happy Halloween, everyone! We’re right in the midst of pumpkin season (one of my favorite seasons). Every year I decorate my house with pumpkins & explore new pumpkin culinary pursuits. A few years ago I decided to try making fresh pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, instead of canned pumpkin & I’ve never looked back. Fresh pumpkin…
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Throw it in the Crockpot Apple Butter Recipe
When I started this blog I intended on sharing recipes featuring ingredients that I’ve grown myself, but I’m going to have a fudge a little here for this recipe. I just can’t pass up posting my apple butter recipe because you need to make this. You need this apple butter in your life. So, even…
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Mouthwateringly Good Grilled Cheeseburgers with Homegrown Tomatoes & Basil Recipe
It’s national cheeseburger day & it’s also the last week of summer. Celebrate this glorious day & these last few days of summer by throwing a couple of burgers on the grill. Burgers have always been my favorite food & grilling them over charcoal on a Weber grill is just a taste that cannot be…
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Fresh from the Garden Tomato Sauce Recipe
One of the greatest joys of gardening is being able to cook the food that you grow and share it with others. Tomato sauce is super easy to make, though it can take quite a bit of prep work. However, once you taste this sauce all that prep work won’t matter a single bit. Read…
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