Here you’ll find simple ways to make the most of every garden harvest in every season. This category focuses on easy recipes, using and preserving herbs and vegetables, and low-waste ideas that help beginner gardeners turn fresh harvests into everyday meals, gifts, and seasonal treats.
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Quick pickled onions are easy to make and a burst of flavor and sophistication to crowd favorites like tacos, burgers, salads, and sandwiches. I like to make these with red onions for a beautiful pink color that really pops.
Salty, sour, probiotic-rich fermented lemons are easy to make at home and are a versatile ingredient in dressings, marinades, condiments, and savory recipes.
Candied jalapeño relish, or cowboy candy, is a sweet and spicy condiment made with homegrown jalapeños and can be water bath canned or eaten right away.
Make homemade pumpkin butter that celebrates all the warm, sweet flavors of fall: cinnamon, apples, and pumpkin. Use canned or fresh pumpkin purée for this recipe.
Recipe for the perfect fall savory pie with chicken and aromatic veggies in a thick pumpkin gravy covered with an herby sourdough crust.
It’s not fall without a pumpkin spice latte. Hot coffee with warming spices and sweet frothy milk. Fully customizable and made with homemade ingredients.
Roast a pumpkin for homemade pumpkin puree to use in all kinds of recipes. It’s easy to make pumpkin puree and stores well in the freezer.
A recipe for comforting sourdough bread stuffing soaked with rich broth and mixed with squash and fresh herbs to make this the quintessential holiday side dish.
It’s the beginning of fall, and I have an abundance of jalapeños in my garden right now, so I want to use them up for some special recipes.
