Best Homemade Cream of Mushroom Pasta with Italian Beef Sausage.

Homemade Cream of Mushroom Pasta

Easy Homemade Cream of Mushroom Pasta

Although this recipe sounds intimidating, it is very simple and quick to put together and serve — sourcing some of Arizona’s best local ingredients. Sonoran Pasta Co has become one of my favorite fresh pasta companies. Not only are they supporting other local companies such as Hayden Mills Flour Co, they are also offering pre-order and delivery services during our COVID19 pandemic. That is something I think marks true character in small businesses.

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German Pickled Purple Cabbage

An easy homestead recipe for purple cabbage

If you love purple cabbage like I do, you’re going to love this easy German pickled purple cabbage recipe. Purple cabbage is a pretty easy cabbage to grow. Although I have only grown it once, it wasn’t much upkeep at all. Since they are smaller than your typical green cabbage you can grow about 25% more than green cabbage.

Great recipe for the homesteader that needs to use up their crops but also for those that just want to try something new in canning!

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Basil Pesto from the Garden

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Simple Basil Pesto you can make at home

I have been growing basil in my garden for about 10 years now and it was only about 5 years ago it occurred to me that I should make pesto. I mean, I used to buy it in the store all the time! This Basil Pesto from the Garden recipe is gunna have you running out to start your herb garden in no time!

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5 Reasons Why You Should Be Brewing Kombucha at Home

It’s simple, just make your own Kombucha

Kombucha really seems to be trending, it’s so funny to me how that happens in the food world. Remember chia seeds? Remember when recipes seemed to be all about sweet potatoes? Yeah, food has trends too. I haven’t been brewing Kombucha for long, I suppose it’s been about 2 years now. And honestly folks, it’s so easy. A little smelly and odd looking, but I’ll tell you it’s an excellent conversation starter when folks come to visit. Here are my top 5 reasons why you should be brewing kombucha at home.

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Garlic Oil Roasted Cherry tomatoes

The tastiest way to eat cherry tomatoes!

I fell in love with roasting cherry tomatoes about 10 years ago. Having gone to a produce rescue, I needed an easy recipe to use up over 20 lbs of tomatoes. About half of that was some sort of cherry tomato variety. Since I have a love of all things roasted, this was a great way to use them and store them for a longer period of time. You are going to love these simple garlic oil roasted cherry tomatoes too!

One way I have improved this recipe over the years was by using flavored or infused olive oils!  My favorite oil to use in this recipe currently is from my local Olive Mill. They have a huge selection of oils and other products such as stuffed olives, tapenades, and even beauty products! They make great gifts and we like to shop there around the holidays.

Go check them out, Queen Creek Olive Mill

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Easy Canned Pickled Beets

Have you ever canned before?

If not, have no fear! This easy canned pickled beets recipe is a simple and easy way to get started. You can also apply this method to other canning recipes.

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This is my third, and most successful season of growing beets. Beets are a cool weather root vegetable that seems to do really well for me early fall and all the way through spring. I do cover my garden beds in the coldest part of the winter. This year my beets made it all the way through the winter. I originally planted my seeds in a container and was only going to grow them there. I threw a pretty generous amount of seeds down, most of which took, and I hate to waste a good start by pulling and trashing it. So as I was thinning the container I decided to transplant all the others into my other garden boxes. And for the most part they all survived! Thus giving me a pretty hardy beet harvest.

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Radish Mama Brunches

Brunch is always a Good Idea

So I recently started a monthly brunch for foodies and bloggers. As adults, and women, it can be so challenging to make friends. Genuine friendships that last. I have finally figured out the trick. You have to start with commonalities, then hook ’em with good cooking, laughter, and an open door policy. And that is exactly what we have created with these brunches. And by we, I mean two of my new foodie gal pals, Alana and Becca. Just a couple of other foodies I met through  social media, and am now real life friends with them.

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Homemade Peach BBQ Sauce

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The BEST homemade Peach BBQ ever!

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It’s peach picking season here in AZ, and living so close to Schnepf Farms has me reminiscing over this fantastic homemade peach BBQ recipe I created last year. I know, I know, I created this last year! I have this thing where I do half the work and then brush it under the rug until it dawn’s on me that I have great content to pump out! Go ahead and call me slacker. Read more

Greek Chicken Kabobs

savory and sweet Greek chicken kabobs

Savory Greek Chicken Kabobs

I am always on the hunt for a new tasty summer grill go-to. Lately we have been loving our local Greek restaurant, Greek Island Grill. But we all can’t order out every dang day. So, I hit the cupboards in search for a great Greek seasoning. I have finally come up with a great Greek seasoning and a chicken kabob I’d be willing to write home about. I am going to share both my Greek seasoning and my fav Greek chicken kabob line up!

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Triple H Tequila Hot Sauce

Triple H Tequila Hot Sauce

Holy Hell Habanero Tequila Hot Sauce

Hot damn, this is the hottest hot sauce I think I’ve ever had. But let’s be honest, I really haven’t had that many hot sauces. I set out to find some fun recipes to use up all my garden habanero’s. I stumbled across some hot sauce ideas and came up with this one. I call it my triple H tequila hot sauce. For Holy Hell Habanero.

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