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Dave
Southern Indiana
USDA Zone 6bAn organic (mostly) gardener shares his thoughts about gardening, nature, food and striving to be self-sufficient.
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Category Archives: Recipes
Green Tomato Jam
This green tomato jam is an Italian recipe. In Italy, it is eaten on bread, spooned over cakes and ice cream, or eaten by itself. It’s a great way to use up some of those end of season green tomatoes.
Applesauce
This is a good recipe for making a small batch of applesauce. Peeled, chopped apples are simmered until soft, then mashed up into a chunky sauce. It can easily be doubled or tripled to make more.
Pumpkin Seed Pesto
Pumpkin seeds (or pepitas) were treasured by Native Americans for both their culinary and medicinal uses. It’s easy to see why, because the seeds are tasty and a good source of protein and minerals. Pepitas take on a whole new … Continue reading
Quinoa Tomato Salad
This salad makes a nice cool side dish when chilled, but it’s good at room temperature too. Cook quinoa according to package directions (2/3 cup uncooked quinoa should make about 2 cups cooked). Toasting the pumpkin seeds really pumps up … Continue reading
Focaccia Bread
It’s been a while since I last made focaccia. My buddy Billiam used to make it fairly often and bring it to pre-race dinners, where hungry runners (like me) would wolf it down in a carb-loading frenzy. Back then he … Continue reading
Grilled Eggplant Parmesan
Grilling eggplant is one of my favorite ways to cook it. In this meatless main dish casserole, grilled eggplant is layered with cheese and a tomato and mushroom sauce and then baked. The leftovers are good frozen – if you … Continue reading
