Corn Chip Chicken Casserole
Layers of Frito corn chips add the perfect crunch to this smoky chicken casserole. Onions, bell pepper and garlic add fresh flavor while the cheese soup and shredded cheese make …
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Planting Lettuce in the Ground
Lettuce is a cool-weather crop, and can even survive a light frost. In most cases, it has a strong dislike of heat—although you can find some heat-tolerant varieties. …
Garlic Garden Lettuce Stir Fry
Let me tell you about how I came up with Garlic Garden Lettuce Stir Fry. When I got my first apartment, one of my first big purchases was a wok. …
Dealing with Lettuce Pests
Pests on your lettuce plants, left unchecked, can damage and destroy your lovely lettuce. Keeping a close watch on your lettuce during regular daily inspections will help you spot any …
Planting Apple Trees in the Ground
Apples need lots of sunshine in order to thrive; six to eight hours a day. They also need well-drained soil with a pH of 6.0 to 7.0. You want your …
3 Deliciously Balanced Meal Ideas Using Roasted Root Vegetables
Root vegetables are notoriously shamed for their high starch and sugar content, but coming up with balanced meal ideas is easier than you think! Below are three really easy recipes …
Easy Broccoli Pesto Pasta
Have you ever made pesto before? How about a pesto that isn't just basil, garlic, and pine nuts? If you want to try using up excess broccoli from your garden …
Mashed Potatoes with Sour Cream and Chives
I like to grow some of my potatoes in those grow bags with the special access door on the side. I’m keeping two bags on my deck as an experiment. …
Fresh Chive Pesto
I woke up from the weirdest dream: someone, or some thing, had picked all my basil plants clean. It was still early morning, and the house was still. I threw …
Chive Butter
Sometimes you just have more chives than you know what do with. So I apply a variation of “When life gives you lemons…” When I find that I’ve been harvesting …
