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Recipes

Dehydrating Fresh Tomatoes & Basil

by DoItYourselfSkills
Slices of fresh tomatoes and fresh basil leaves on a rack in the dehydrator

Dehydrating fresh tomatoes and basil is a great way to preserve the harvest for use throughout the year. I like to do both at once, since my dehydrator has enough room, and the house smells amazing! Dehydrating fresh tomatoes and basil Tomatoes were companion planted with green basil, and they done producing for the season. … Read more

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Making Opal Basil Herbal Vinegar

by DoItYourselfSkills
bottles of finished opal basil vinegar and jar of steeping opal basil vinegar

Every summer, I make this beautiful, raspberry tinted opal basil vinegar with the herbs from the garden. It’s a great marinade for flank steaks, or to use on a salad with olive oil. You’ll definitely want some opal basil in your herb garden! What is opal basil? Opal basil is an herb that I grow … Read more

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Zucchini Bread

by DoItYourselfSkills
Decorate plate with slices of freshly baked zucchini bread

This zucchini bread recipe is so good! The zucchini bread is moist, and full of yummy spices – perfect on its own or slathered with cream cheese – and it it really easy to make. Make this two-loaf recipe now, and pop one loaf in the freezer to enjoy later. Zucchini Bread Recipe Ingredients for … Read more

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Zesty Zoodles

by DoItYourselfSkills
Zoodles (raw zucchini noodles) and other raw vegetables in a zesty sauce - zesty zoodles!

If you are looking for a quick, raw vegetable summertime lunch, you have got to try this zesty zoodles recipe. If you are not familiar with them, zoodles are “noodles” made from fresh zucchini – made with a special gadget called a spiralizer. Every summer, the garden produces tons (and tons) of zucchini. What I … Read more

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Zucchini Brownies (shut up they’re good!)

by DoItYourselfSkills
Close up of zucchini brownies with walnuts on top

Every summer, gardeners everywhere are inundated with huge amounts of zucchini. And sometimes huge amounts of huge zucchini if they weren’t watching the garden every day. Those things can GROW! I have used this recipe for years and years, and tested it on kids aged 2 to 72. Funny that it’s only the adults that … Read more

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How to Make Chive Blossom Vinegar

by DoItYourselfSkills
chive blossom vinegar

The clumps of chives in the herb garden are just beginning to blossom, and I’ll be using them to make chive blossom vinegar. This gorgeous pale pink herbal vinegar is so easy to make, and gives salad a subtle hint of onion flavour. What you will need to make Chive Blossom Vinegar: a glass jar – large … Read more

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Easy Herbed Crackers Recipe

by DoItYourselfSkills
Bowl of homemade herbed crackers and TV remote

Need a quick snack to make for a party? Here’s an easy herbed crackers recipe using purchased oyster crackers. Be sure to make enough, because these herbed crackers are addictive!

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How to Make Yogurt

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Homemade yogurt topped with strawberries

Making your own yogurt is easy and cheaper than buying it from the store.

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Jambalaya – it’s not just for Mardi Gras!

by DoItYourselfSkills
Bowl of jambalaya, Mardi Gras beads and feathered mask

You don’t have to wait until Mardi Gras to make jambalaya! It’s a delicious and versatile dish that’s easy to make.

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How to Make Awesome Pizza at Home

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Pepperoni pizza baked at home

Step-by-step instructions on how to make awesome pizza at home.

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Easy Frittata Recipe

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Ingredients for making a frittata

This easy frittata recipe is better than a western omelette – a easier to make!

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Best Ever Garlic Mashed Potatoes Recipe

by DoItYourselfSkills
Potatoes with a vintage potato masher and vintage potato peeler for a garlic mashed potato recipe

Once you make garlic mashed potatoes with this secret ingredient, there’s no going back to just plain potatoes.

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How to Cook Acorn Squash that Everyone will Love

by DoItYourselfSkills
How to prepare and cook acorn squash grown in the garden

It’s simple to prepare and cook acorn squash, and it’s such a great addition to a meal! Baked with butter and brown sugar, acorn squash is a tradition every year at my family’s Thanksgiving dinner. But you don’t have to wait until November to make this delicious treat!

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