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Refrigerator Dilly Beans

Ingredients 2 pounds green beans, trimmed 1 cup white vinegar 1 cup apple cider vinegar 1 cup water 2 tbsp sugar 2 cloves garlic 1.5 tsp kosher or pickling salt 1/2 cup onion,

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String Beans with Mustard

INGREDIENTS 6-8 oz. Green Beans, halved &/or trimmed (optional, I don’t!) 1 Tbsp butter 1 Tbsp stone ground (or dijon) mustard 1 Tbsp fresh thyme (or other fresh herb) Coarse salt Fresh ground

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Roasted Beet Salad

Full disclosure, I went much of my life thinking beets “grew” in a can and tasted like a dirty, tasteless version of jello.   Fast forward to around 2002, when Steve started growing

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Farm Fresh Tomato Sauce

INGREDIENTS Olive Oil – 2 or 3 TBS Onions –  ½ large or 2-3 white/light green scallion bottoms, coarsely chopped Garlic – 4 cloves, chopped Pepper – 1 hot or ½ bell, seeded

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Carrot, Beet & Apple Cake

Inspired by Farmer Lauren, Raleighs Hillside Farm 2 cups shredded carrots 2 cups shredded beets 1 cup shredded apples 3 eggs, well beaten 2/3 cup oil 1 teaspoon vanilla 2-1/4 cup flour 2

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Herb Roasted Chicken & Potatoes

Vegetable bed: 2-3 pounds potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces2 large onions, cut into 1-inch pieces10 cloves of garlic, peeled2 lemons, thinly sliced into wheels, ends discarded (optional)Extra Virgin olive oilSalt and pepper  **

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Farmer Kelly’s Easy Roasted Tomato Soup

Ingredients: 2-3 lbs. fresh tomatoes (prefer Roma type, but all varieties work) 4 cloves garlic 2 Tbsp olive oil 2 cups chicken or veggie broth (preferably homemade) Fresh Herbs – Basil, Rosemary, Oregano,

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