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Garden Fresh Stuffed Green Peppers — Yeah Summer Foods!

August 30, 2017 By Mary 7 Comments

As a child I hated green peppers -- or so I thought.  Growing up in a large Iowa farm family and in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beef, Main Dish, Recipe, Vegetable Tagged With: cheese, easy, green pepper, ground beef, hamburger, supper, tomatoes

Wellness Challenge Week 10, Mexican Pizzas + $25 Scheels Gift Cert.

March 29, 2017 By Mary 8 Comments

We are nearing the end of our ten week wellness challenge with the Iowa Food and Family Project, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizer, Beef, Health Tagged With: easy, green pepper, ground beef, Ground Chicken, Ground Turkey, light, Mexican, onion, Taco, tomatoes, veggies

Church Cookbook Classics: Mary’s Swiss Steak

March 13, 2017 By Mary 4 Comments

It is a snowy Sunday afternoon in mid-March, my husband is asleep on the couch pretending to watch … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beef, Church Cookbook, farm, Recipe Tagged With: crock-pot, easy, family, farm, FOODIES, oven meal, Recipe, round steak, steak, swiss steak, tomatoes, veggies

It’s Chili Time

November 20, 2016 By Mary 4 Comments

You'd think all chili would taste alike.  All the traditional red chilies have tomatoes, some kind … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beef, Main Dish, Recipe, Soup, Spice Tagged With: award winning, beans, beef, chili, contest, hamburger, Mexican, Recipe, spices, stew, supper, Tex-Mex, tomatoes

Healthy Roasted Tomato Sauce

August 1, 2016 By Mary 2 Comments

I like being efficient, as my dad always called it  smart, laziness. There is really no good way to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Garden, Recipe, Vegetable Tagged With: canning, harvest, preserving, tomato sauce, tomatoes

Easy Fresh Salsa / Pico De Gallo

July 19, 2016 By Mary 2 Comments

Nothing tastes as wonderful as fresh tomatoes from the garden and if I have some ripe tomatoes I try … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizer, Garden, Recipe, Snack, Vegetable Tagged With: herbs, Mexican, salsa, tomatoes

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