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In honor of Thanksgiving, I thought I’d share a video I made on how to make pumpkin pie from scratch – and from your own homegrown pumpkins. In this video, I take you through the steps of roasting the pumpkin, making a pie crust, assembling the filling and baking it. I also share my thoughts on great uses for winter […]
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It’s finally time to harvest root crops so that is the topic of this week’s video. In it, I harvest carrots, parsnips, beets and potatoes (with Bill’s able assistance, I might add!). You’ll get to see how each variety performed and I also explain how we store our root crops through the winter. I always wait to harvest root crops […]
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In this week’s video, I get to harvest tomatoes from my garden. And that’s what this time of year is all about, right? We’re all harvesting the bounty from the plants we so lovingly have tended throughout the spring and summer. But before I started to harvest tomatoes for this video, I explained the difference between determinate and indeterminate types […]
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August is prime time for harvesting tomatoes. We’re getting quite a banner harvest this year and one of Bill’s favorite things to make with the smaller types is fresh tomato salsa. You just can’t beat the flavor of fresh tomatoes, and when you pair them with peppers, onions and garlic – well, that’s a home run in my book! I’ve […]
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This time of year, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by our harvests, isn’t it? Everything is coming quickly and it’s hard to keep up with it all. I decided to focus this week’s video on tips for preserving beans, zucchini and berries. The best part of all is that you won’t need any special equipment to do this! In it, […]
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It is such a treat to be picking fresh veggies on a regular basis now! I have been keeping a close eye on our heads of broccoli to make sure harvested it at the right time. And that got me to thinking, “I wonder if new gardeners know when to pick it?” That led to this week’s video which is […]
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Did you grow onions in your garden this year? We really went overboard on growing them and now we have one more tasty way to use them: we make pickled onions! And they are irresistible. Now, I have to give full credit to my awesome spouse, Bill. He is the one who thought of doing something like this a couple […]
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Can you believe it’s time for another cooking video? This time, I show you how to make a hearty, vegetarian stew. It’s super easy and features winter squash, onions, garlic, potatoes, and green beans from my garden harvest this year! This is the 4th in my series of videos on tasty things to make with the vegetables you grew in […]
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Do you know how to roast beets? Well, that’s the topic of the next in my series of videos on what to do with the vegetables you grow in your garden. Roast beets are so delicious and one of my favorite fall and wintertime treats. In this video, I show you how easy it is to roast beets, how to […]
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Hi, everybody! I’ve got a new video that demonstrates how to roast winter squash. It is so easy and the results are amazing. This video is the second in my new series where I show you how to use the wonderful vegetables that you grew in your garden. In the video, I mentioned the varieties of winter squash that I […]
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