As promised, this week I will be sharing with you the six winning recipes of the 2013 Homegrown Recipe Contest! Today, I’m starting with the first place winners in each category. We literally could not get enough of these two dishes and I think most of us intend to make them on our own at home in the near future!…Read More
Another wonderful year of the Annual Homegrown Recipe Contest has come and gone and we’re ready to announce our winners! Each year we hold this contest, the recipes seem to get more and more irresistibly delicious. We love seeing your creativity and most importantly, the way you use ingredients which could be potentially grown in your own backyard garden! The…Read More
This is it — The final day to submit your entries for the 2013 Homegrown Recipe Contest! And let me tell you: the competition is fierce this time around! We’ve gotten recipes for some wonderful foods…from cantaloupe salad to pumpkin casseroles to eggplant burgers. They’ve all been amazing! Today, as the final day for the contest, I wanted to feature…Read More
With only one week left in the 2013 Homegrown Recipe Contest, the entries are really starting to roll in! Today we’re featuring a recipe that would be absolutely wonderful on a cold day like today here in the Upper Midwest. This mouth-watering french onion soup recipe comes to us from Bee in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Bee was actually the grand…Read More
As you know, I’ve been spending the last few Fridays featuring some of the entries we’ve been receiving in our 2013 Homegrown Recipe Contest. This Friday is no exception! Today I’m featuring an amazingly tasty, but more importantly, easy to execute recipe from Evans in Green Cove Springs, Florida. The total preparation time is 10 minutes and the frying of…Read More
Week after week, we continue receiving more and more entries for our 2013 Homegrown Recipe Contest! I begin to like this time of year almost much as the start of the planting season! The recipe I’ve chose to share with you today comes to us from Darryl in Warren, Michigan. The main ingredient featured in this recipe are the strawberries,…Read More
Well, the 2013 Homegrown Recipe Contest is in full swing and I am LOVING the entries so far! From soups to breads to relishes, we’re seeing it all and are once again blown away by the talent of my readers and the customers of Holland Bulb Farms. The first recipe I’d like to share with you comes to us from…Read More
The Homegrown Recipe Contest is back — and I couldn’t be more excited! For the third year in a row, I’ve teamed up with Holland Bulb Farms to offer gardeners and cooks alike the chance at winning a Holland Bulb Farms gift card! Just like in years past, the only requirement is that any recipe submitted contains at least one…Read More
The last of our winning recipes are our third place winners for each category. These are two more you won’t want to miss! Middle Eastern Watermelon Salad by Maria R. of Crawfordsville, IndianaIngredients: 2 lbs. Watermelon flesh, seeded and cubed 16 oz. jar kalamata olives, pitted, in brine 2 shallots, minced 1/4-1/2 cup pinot noir or 2-3T red wine vinegar…Read More
Today I’m sharing with you the 2nd place winners in both the Fruit and Veggie categories of our 2012 Homegrown Recipe Contest. Make either of these this weekend for a true treat! Raspberry Cheesecake by Kyle L. of Boulder, ColoradoIngredients: For the crust (can use a pre-made crust if in a time crunch): 1-1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs (approx. 10…Read More
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