Recipes

As the summer garden season progresses into late August each year, we always find ourselves searching for ways to preserve the hundreds of peppers that seem to ripen all at once. …

As we begin to wrap up the bounty of the summer garden, we decided it was the perfect time to use  those delicious late summer tomatoes, potatoes and green beans …

This past weekend when I was roasting red peppers on the grill I turned around to look at our vegetable drying rack on the deck and noticed a bounty of tomatoes …

There is nothing like picking wild blackberries. The anticipation of the red plump berries turning into a dark, luscious, sweet treat makes our mouths water. We are very fortunate to …

It has been a bit of a wait with the wet, cool and rainy garden season we have experienced here in Ohio – but the heat, humidity and sunshine have …

This time of year it seems like we get inundated with an abundance of fresh fruit. First it is strawberry season, then the blueberries and raspberries quickly follow behind just …

As I strolled through the garden earlier this week, I noticed that our green beans are almost to the point that they are ready to be picked.  This glorious thought …

When the peaches arrive we are so excited to eat them fresh, make peach cobbler, and add them as a topping to breakfast and dessert. However, when you find yourself …

There is nothing more satisfying than taking a bite of a crispy dill pickle, especially when the cucumbers came straight from your own garden. Yet, there is nothing more disappointing …

There is nothing like that first bite of a fresh picked strawberry right out of the strawberry patch. The natural sweetness is incomparable to even the freshest strawberries from your …