Fresh Peach-Mango Salsa

Fruit salsas scream summer. I love the combo of sweet peaches and mangoes with spicy peppers, and it goes well with more than just tortilla chips. Try this salsa on grilled chicken or pork, or as a dip for mild vegetables like squash. I like salsa spicy enough to make my nose run, so if [...]

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Snack Idea: Squash and Chutney

So, I’ve been getting a ton of squash and zucchini from the garden. Now, I like squash and zucchini, but I was getting tired of just putting them in salads. Then HEB came through, as always. When I was shopping last week I came across this in the condiment aisle: And I thought, why not [...]

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Waste not, want not [recipe: Gruyere, salami, and celery bundles]

This recipe was born out of practicality. I hate wasting anything, especially food, and leek greens have always bothered me because they aren’t very useful, but they’re twice as big as the part of the leek you actually use and I hate throwing them away. Now that I have my compost bin, I feel a little better about throwing food scraps in it because I know they’ll become useful in my garden at some point.

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Kale chips: so good, even toddlers love them

This isn’t my recipe, so I wasn’t going to talk about kale chips on the blog until I came across a bag of them for $7 at Whole Foods yesterday. No one should have to pay $7 for kale chips. I found this recipe on Kath’s blog, and folks, they are addicting. I know it [...]

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