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Refrigerator Pickles

Refrigerator Pickles

It summer, you have a ton of cucumbers fresh from the garden, and you are craving pickles NOW! You begin to make your favorite pickle recipe and then wonder if there was a way you could eat fresh-from-the-garden pickles sooner than your standard recipe makes. 

BEER Mac & Cheese

BEER Mac & Cheese

TheĀ  nights are getting cooler and you are surely craving some comfort foods… If you like Mac & Cheese (and you are over 21) than the flavor of a beer that you would normally just drink with your Macaroni & Cheese is the perfect addition 

[Oven] Sun-Dried Tomatoes

[Oven] Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Summer Produce, while it may seem overwhelming at times to have so many fresh garden goodies all at once, we need to embrace every last piece from our garden! Sometimes you eat them fresh, sometimes you can them, sometimes you cook with them, and sometimes you share them.

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S’mores Bars in a Jar

S’mores Bars in a Jar

 Its Back to School Time! I am so ready to go back to school. I love my job and what I do – and by this time of the summer, I am ready for my regular routine again and to share in the daily lives, 

Pickled Jalapenos

Pickled Jalapenos

If you are a regular reader here, you may remember that last year my fabulous fiance (who at that point was just a great boyfriend) planted two habanero plants. “Ok”, I thought to myself “how bad can that be”. WELL – two habanero plants led to 

Grilled Peach & Mozzarella Caprese

Grilled Peach & Mozzarella Caprese

Around here we are in the midst of Tomato Season, which really makes me happy. One of my favorite things to do with tomatoes is just top them with some mozzarella and basil (on a plate with salt & pepper or melted between bread or chopped into a salad or even just off of the cutting board)!

So you may be wondering why I am telling you about my favorite ways to eat tomatoes in a post about peaches! Well, dear reader, I love tomato with mozzarella so I recently went to a local cheese shop to get some of their delicious homemade mozzarella. When I got home (while trying to avoid just eating all the mozzarella piece by piece) I was looking to broaden my mozzarella horizons and came across these beauties at Chew out Loud.

Delicious, Fresh, Healthy (you’re welcome)

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