Garden Fresh Recipes

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Recipes to Use the Bountiful Harvest from Your Garden

Eating seasonally & locally is beneficial to your health and the environment. It is more economical because it reduces the cost of transporting and storing food. Cutting down on transporting food reduces pollution. There is nothing more local than produce from your own garden, or from a local farmer. Below is a list of recipes you can use to take advantage of produce while it is in season.

Make Soup Stock 

With Autumn approaching it is a wonderful time to think about soups. Making soup stock from scratch can heal the body and the soul on a cold winter day. How to Make Soup Stock

Garden Salsas 

* 8 tomatoes, diced
* 1 cup of onion, diced
* 1 bell pepper, with seeds removed and diced
* 1/8 Cup or small bunch of cilantro, chopped
* 3 clove of garlic finely minced
* 1 jalapeno or serrano pepper, with seeds removed and diced
* 2 Tablespoon of fresh lime juice
* salt and pepper to taste

Dice the vegetables above. Combine all, including the juices, in a bowl. Serve immediately, or may be refrigerated up to 5 days.

Cucumbers, Cucumbers, and More Cumumbers 

It is gardening season and you have cucumbers coming out of your ears. What do you do? Make Pickles!

Sweet Pickle Relish 

EASY Refrigerator Pickles 

Easy Dill Pickles for Canning 

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