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Print If you are from the south, and have ever had a backyard garden, there is a high likelihood that you’ve had creamed yellow squash. This is such a quintessential southern comfort food. Nana had this often as a child.....
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Pesto Butter
Print One day we were all buzzing around the kitchen making fresh pesto and shucking corn from the garden, and someone said, "Hey, why not put pesto in the butter for the corn?" Nana experimented a bit and came up.....
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Country Peppers
Print The first time Nana had this recipe, it was a gift from a friend. She quickly got the recipe and has used it for many years. She uses it to stuff yellow squash as well as bell peppers. She.....
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Yeast Biscuits
Print Nana found this delightful recipe in a community cookbook and uses it for breakfast and dinner meals since it is not a traditional biscuit. Not that Nana can’t make wonderful biscuits, but if she is doing this recipe, or.....
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Corn and Okra Maque Choux
This recipe was discovered in a magazine several years ago when our garden produced an abundance of okra. The family liked it so well that it has become a traditional side dish. The word Maque Choux comes from Cajun cuisine meaning.....
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Nana’s Marinara
We grow our herbs in half barrels, and they have definitely been prolific this year. In order to use some of them, Nana experimented with a new way to make fresh marinara. It is not like the recipe she usually.....
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Spinach Alfredo Spaghetti Squash
God blessed us with an abundance of spaghetti squash last summer, and we were able to preserve the extra in our cellar. We grew tired of eating it the same way, so Aunt Alisa found a new way to cook.....
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Chalupas for a Crowd
Print This recipe has been in our small community for years, but we aren’t sure where it started. Each local cook has their own variation when serving their family. Nana wanted to share some of her variations. She doesn’t always add.....
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Creamed Carrots and Peas
Print Besides spinach, we tried English peas in our garden this spring. It was fun to taste test in the garden to determine if they were ready to pick. Come to find out, there is a point when they are.....
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Yummy Espinaca
Print We told you to expect more spinach recipes while we enjoy our spring garden. Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant used to be one of our favorite places to eat. So of course, Nana found a copycat recipe, so we wouldn’t go.....
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