Garden

Linguini with Bacon and Swiss Chard – Grow. Eat. $ave.

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 3, 2010

Looking for a recipe that uses a vegetable that’s growing in your garden? Perhaps Grow. Eat. $ave. can help!

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Square Foot Gardening – An Update

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 26, 2010

The latest on what’s happening in the $5 Dinners SFG! Find out what’s growing, what’s not, and what critters we’re dealing with this week!

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Summer Squash Quesadillas – Grow. Eat. Save.

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 19, 2010

Looking for a recipe that uses a vegetable that’s growing in your garden? Perhaps Grow. Eat. $ave. can help!

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Dishsoap Spray for the Garden

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 15, 2010

Last year, y’all taught me about dishsoap spray. And I wanted to pass the information along to anyone who might not be using it.
Last year I had trouble with Mexican beetles eating my green bean plants.  While my green bean plants did a lovely job of producing green beans, I was not too fond of [...]

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Square Foot Gardening – Transplants, Replants, Harvests

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 12, 2010

The latest on what’s happening in the $5 Dinners SFG! Find out what’s growing, what’s not, and what critters we’re dealing with this week!

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Growing Oranges in Canada

by tdomf_91172 on June 11, 2010

I am from Canada – I will be trying to grow oranges & olives this year – thanks to global warming – I am told that this is not impossible.

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Red Quinoa with Avocado, Black Beans and Corn

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 9, 2010

For a while now, I’ve been toying with the idea of putting myself on a Gluten Free diet. No real reason really. Just want to see if I feel any different when eliminating gluten.
And here is a recipe that will be on the menu when (if ever) I decide to make that leap.
Ingredients
1 cup red [...]

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Taco Burgers – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 7, 2010

A few notes about this lovely meal.

These were SO GOOD, but they were super crumbly…from the beans…so I would add an egg to hold the burgers together.
The cilantro and lettuce are from the garden.
The bread…because I had no buns in the house. And ran out of time to make them from scratch.
The salsa is homemade [...]

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Grow. Eat. Save. – Radishes

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 5, 2010

Obscure. Underrated.
It’s got a great peppery flavor with crisp, crunchy texture…until you cook it!  It’s filled with Vitamin C, Potassium, antioxidants and fiber.
Here are a few things I learned on my quest to unlock the potential and delish-ness of these little red round beauties!

How to Store Radishes
Roasted Radishes
Braised Radishes
Radish Dip

I was quite surprised at how [...]

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Radishes on Grow. Eat. Save.

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 1, 2010

Looking for a recipe that uses a vegetable that’s growing in your garden? Perhaps Grow. Eat. $ave. can help!

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