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How to Make Quick Pickles

After reading Megan Thompson’s guest post on how to make quick pickles, I had to try it for myself.  I went with the recipe for spicy quick dill pickles because I had most of the ingredients on hand.  I only made one of the jars spicy so that the kids could share in the pickle eating. The spears turned out nice and mild.  We went through these the fastest. Most…

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How to Make Quick Pickles – Guest Post by Megan Thompson

When I heard that my friend Megan Thompson was making “Quick Pickles” with her co-op cucumbers this week, I asked her to show us how to do it.  She did not disappoint!  You can read more about Megan in her bio at the bottom of the page.  On to the pickle-making… I was very excited when Alysa asked me to write a guest blog about Quick Pickles. My family loves…

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Roasted Ratatouille

It’s the end of the week, and you have a drawer full of veggies.  What do you do?  Make ratatouille!  I used this particular group of veggies one week when I had ordered the “Italian Pack” add-on with my Bountiful Basket.  You could subsitute any vegetables you like although traditional ratatouille contains tomatoes, zucchini, onions, bell peppers, eggplant and fresh herbs.  There are many different versions of this recipe, but…

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