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Salads

Greek Salad

When you get tired of the cost of the wonderful Greek salads, learn to make your own!  Not so hard and you will be able to tweak it like you like it. Wash and shred romaine lettuce.  Slice ripe tomatos, cucumber chunks, kalamata olives (oh, find the ones marinating in red wine), feta cheese, red […]

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Appetizers

Fried Zucchini

This has to be the favorite from the garden treat.  Wash and slice your zucchini into 1/2 inch slices.  You can get creative and make sticks too.  I use the 3 step method- dry, dip, dry and fry- oh, that’s four steps.  Mix the flour in a bowl with the salt, pepper and cayenne pepper.  […]

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Pickles

Pickled Peppers

Well, when the garden is producing, it’s producing.  What to do with all those lovely peppers?  We make a lot of hot sauces and salsas- but a jar of pretty pickled peppers looks great in the kitchen and adds flavor to salads later.  They make nice gifts too.  So- easy enough- wash your peppers.   I […]

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Jams

peach jam day

Homemade Country peach jam.