Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms

These Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms have everything you look for in a rich and indulgent dessert! Made with peanut butter, chocolate chips, and a Hershey’s kiss on top, their ultra-chocolatey and nutty flavors make them the ultimate holiday cookie. Easy chocolate blossom cookies I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – chocolate and peanut butter is the best combination! Not only are these Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms a delectable dessert, but they taste salty and sweet to get the best of both worlds in every bite....

February 3, 2026 · 9 min · 1875 words · Bryant Tiemann

Creamy Dairy Free Mashed Potatoes

These CREAMY Garlic DAIRY FREE Mashed Potatoes are the best! Enjoy this easy to make vegan mashed potatoes recipe that uses broth and olive oil instead of milk! Perfect for any dinner – you won’t believe how good they are! Dairy Free No Milk Mashed Potatoes It’s been 11 days without cheese or milk. 11 days. 11 days! Cheese is something I love dearly (let’s be real), so suddenly saying goodbye to cheesy casseroles, mac and cheese, and pizza hasn’t been easy....

February 3, 2026 · 7 min · 1428 words · Joan Junes

How To Make Onion Powder In The Oven

Make your own onion powder by baking finely chopped onions in the oven until they’re crisp, then grinding them into a smooth powder. You will fall in love with how much better better this tastes compared to store bought spices! Homemade Onion Powder Have lots of onions that you want to turn into oven powder, but looking for a oven drying method because you don’t have a food dehydrator? Well hi, this is the recipe you need!...

February 3, 2026 · 6 min · 1174 words · Christopher Parker

How To Use A Heat Mat And Thermometer For Seed Germination

We use a heat mat and thermometer to germinate our vegetable garden seeds. Find out how we use these tools to get a 100% germination rate. This saves time and ensures reliable sprouting. How to Germinate Seeds With garden season approaching, our seed order just arrived in the mail. Even though we’ve had a few near record low temperature days in NYC, that doesn’t mean we can’t be starting our Spring garden indoors....

February 3, 2026 · 4 min · 699 words · Ginger Barrett

Mexican Taco Hot Dog

Mexican Taco Salsa Hot Dog recipe. This hot dog, taco combination is super tasty! It’s perfect for Summer grilling too! With Summer in full gear are you having outdoor get-togethers around the BBQ? If you’re on a rooftop in NYC and look around you’re guaranteed to almost always find a rooftop full of friends around a grill, laughing and sharing hot dogs. I really love Mexican food, I mean look at the recipe index I have for it....

February 3, 2026 · 2 min · 297 words · Michele Radaker

Peanut Butter Burger

Life changing Peanut Butter Burger recipe! This healthy burger recipe is easy to make with ground turkey, bacon, cheese and creamy peanut butter. Give it a try! Peanut Butter Burger If I ask what my husband he wants for dinner, more than likely he will say “burgers.” What can I say, the man loves his burgers! This recipe is a twist on a basic burger recipe and packs a big taste punch with the creamy peanut butter and Worcestershire sauce....

February 3, 2026 · 4 min · 787 words · Patrick Killingsworth

Roasted Eggplant Soup (so Creamy!)

Roasted Eggplant Soup recipe made with eggplant, carrots and garlic. Vegetables are roasted in the oven and then pureed with a creamy broth on the stovetop. It’s one of my family’s favorite recipes using eggplant from our garden! Roasted Eggplant Soup Growing eggplant in your garden? Or maybe a neighbor gave you some eggplant from their garden? Then you need to try this creamy eggplant soup! Featured Review I was surprised how tasty this was (especially given that I’d used a years-frozen eggplant) and loved that I’d had all the ingredients on hand....

February 3, 2026 · 5 min · 854 words · Donald Miron

Roasted Tomato Salad

HEALTHY, SIMPLE Roasted Tomato Salad recipe for fresh Summer tomatoes! Fresh tomatoes are roasted with olive oil for 25 minutes to create a delicious salad! Serve as a EASY salad, side dish or appetizer! You can use any type of tomatoes – including roma, cherry and heirloom! Well we aren’t quite there yet, but we’re close. Tomato season is almost here! We put our tomato plants in the ground in the beginning of June so in the next few weeks I hope to see (and pick) all the fresh tomatoes I can dream of!...

February 3, 2026 · 3 min · 570 words · Liz Krueger

Slow Cooker Sausage And Green Peppers

Easy to make Slow Cooker Sausage and Green Peppers recipe. Serve over egg noodles, rice or on top of a hoagie roll for a sausage & peppers sandwich. This crockpot meal is made with 5 green peppers, onions and Italian Sausage, ready in 7 hours. Slow Cooker Sausage and Green Peppers Recipe What’s not to love about this Slow Cooker Sausage and Green Peppers Recipe? It’s made with Sweet Italian Sausage, green peppers, tomatoes and onion, all cooked in your favorite tomato sauce....

February 3, 2026 · 4 min · 766 words · Sharon Witt

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This festive and fresh green salad with spinach is perfect for your Thanksgiving table, and other holidays too! It’s made with baby spinach, chopped red apple, dried cranberries, and lightly dressed with warming spices such as cinnamon. A simple, tasty side salad ready in 10 minutes! Thanksgiving Green Salad with Spinach This Thanksgiving Salad with Spinach is the perfect salad to serve around the holidays or any time of year alongside your juicy turkey and the best damn amish potato stuffing ever !...

February 2, 2026 · 3 min · 617 words · Charles Hassan

25 Minute Potato Salad Using Yukon Golds

Creamy and crunchy potato salad made with yukon gold potatoes, hard-boiled eggs, celery and dill pickles – just like how Grandma used to make it. Be prepared for everyone to ask you for the recipe at the next family gathering! Yukon Gold Potato Salad This classic Yukon Gold Potato Salad is a crowd-pleasing side dish that’s perfect for barbecues, picnics, and family gatherings. It pairs perfectly with favorites like Italian Pasta Salad and Crockpot Mac and Cheese on the potluck table....

February 2, 2026 · 5 min · 945 words · Sandra Shah

Bread Machine Zucchini Chocolate Chip Bread

This soft, sweet zucchini chocolate chip bread is made right in your bread machine — no oven, no fuss. It’s perfectly moist, filled with melty chocolate chips, and a sneaky way to use up garden zucchini. Toss everything into the bread machine, press start, and let it do all the work! 1 Loaf Bread Machine Zucchini Bread I’m obsessed with making bread machine breads (my Bread Machine Italian Bread is on constant repeat around here), and I can never resist a good zucchini dessert — like my chocolate chip zucchini muffins ....

February 2, 2026 · 4 min · 849 words · Philip Ayre

Cheesy Meatloaf

Easy to make Cheesy Meatloaf made with ground beef and breadcrumbs. Shredded cheddar cheese is baked into this homemade meatloaf making it very fluffy and moist. Cheesy meatloaf recipe Meatloaf is one of our favorite dinners in our house. What’s not to love? It’s filling, easy to make, and oh so delicious. This Cheesy Meatloaf is super fluffy and moist inside due to the shredded cheddar cheese we’re adding in....

February 2, 2026 · 4 min · 849 words · Mary Dunlap

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes With Broccoli

Layers of scalloped potatoes and broccoli in a creamy cheesy sauce baked to golden perfection. This homemade recipe is made easy by using a can of cream of mushroom soup. You will have this easy casserole ready for the oven in just 10 minutes! Scalloped Potatoes using Mushroom Soup As much as I look forward to the turkey and roast ham during the holidays, there is nothing that gets me more excited than side dishes!...

February 2, 2026 · 12 min · 2553 words · Jose Shoemaker

Crockpot Idaho Potato Soup (5 Hours)

5 hour Crockpot Idaho Potato Soup. Potatoes are cooked under tender, and then bacon, sour cream and shredded cheese is added in to make it super creamy! This potato soup is so creamy! This potato soup is next level. Potatoes are slow cooked until tender, then we mash them up for the potato soup base (either by hand or immersion blender). Now its’ time to get creamy. We add in half and half (oh yes), sour cream (oh yes yes) and shredded cheese (oh yes yes yes) to make a super creamy potato soup that will leave your family with hearts in their eyes....

February 2, 2026 · 4 min · 833 words · Harry Stringer

Crockpot Sauerkraut Soup (with Sausage)

Polish Sauerkraut Soup made with sausage, ready in 5 hours in the crockpot. This is a creamy and chunky Sausage Sauerkraut Soup with potatoes that my family loves on chilly evenings! Crockpot Sauerkraut Soup with Sausage Looking for a comforting crockpot soup? Then you need to try this Polish Sauerkraut Soup, a simple sausage and sauerkraut soup with potatoes, ready in just 5 hours. This creamy soup combines cream of mushroom and chicken soups with sauerkraut, smoked sausage, and veggies (potatoes, carrots and onion)....

February 2, 2026 · 3 min · 609 words · Susan Dommer

Growing Onions Over Winter (in Nyc)

Tips on how to grow onions for overwintering for a Spring harvest. Includes planting dates and tips to protect them from frost in the Winter. Growing Onions Over Winter We usually plant our onions in March for a Fall harvest, but last year we decided we were also going to grow onions over Winter. For Winter you can grow onions from onion sets, or onion seeds. This post will focus on onion seeds but if you’re looking for sets, check out my full post on how to plant onion sets overwinter !...

February 2, 2026 · 3 min · 480 words · Dorothy Lee

Here’s How Much We Grew In The Garden Last Year!

Each year we track our garden yield by weighing the vegetable after we pick them. Here’s 2014 , 2015 , 2016… and finally, 2017 ! Let’s talk totals! In 2017 we grew a total of (drum roll please) 363 pounds and 6 ounces of vegetables! It was quite a drop from our 1147 pound harvest in 2016, but here’s why: -We didn’t grow any pumpkins. In 2016 we grew almost 400 pounds of pumpkins!...

February 2, 2026 · 4 min · 762 words · Bettie Black

Homemade Wonton Soup

Making Homemade Chinese Wonton Soup is easy! Juicy seasoned pork is stuffed into homemade wonton wrappers before being cooked with chicken broth and vegetables. It’s a filling and savory dinner that tastes better than takeout! Homemade pork wonton soup Chinese takeout is always a delicious and time-saving choice on busy nights, but these classic recipes can be so much fun to make at home! Chicken and broccoli , General Tso’s Chicken , Beef and Mushroom Dumpling Soup and General Tso’s cauliflower are some of my favorite dishes to make....

February 2, 2026 · 12 min · 2359 words · Henry Moran

How To Turn Tomatoes Red

Simple step by step instructions on how to turn green tomatoes red! All you need is a box, it’s so easy! It’s a few days from November but I’m still enjoying fresh tomatoes. No, I’m not picking them from the garden, that ship has sailed. The nights became too cold a few weeks ago and the garden was pretty much minus a few hearty greens. To grab some fresh tomatoes I’m now picking them from a shoe box....

February 2, 2026 · 3 min · 476 words · Sandy Hunt