Your Garden...GOT MAIL? Nope, but it has tools!

A neat idea for keeping your garden gloves and tools within reach of the garden!

Another great idea from Pinterest!

From Scrap Pallets to a Strawberry Garden Planter

Strawberry Garden Boxes!!!

I've always been fascinated by the stuff people make from pallets.  I found this idea from www.lovelygreens.com   I've never had much luck growing strawberries in Texas, but I'm going to give this a try.  I just need to find 2 pallets!!!  No wait, 4!  I need 4 pallets.  I want to make one for herbs too!  :D

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Instructions for choosing pallets and for building the garden boxes.

Seven Plus Layer Salad

Why stop at 7 layers when you can add more of your favorite ingredients?  

Ingredients

16 oz package salad greens
1 c. sliced celery
1/4 c. sliced green onions
1 c. shredded carrots
1/2. c diced green peppers
1/2 c. small broccoli pieces
1/2 c. small cauliflower pieces
5 oz. frozen green peas (thawed)
1/2 c. bacon pieces
3/4 c. shredded cheddar cheese

3/4 c. mayonnaise
3/4 c. sour cream
1/4. parmesan cheese
1 t. dried dill

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Directions

Layer the salad in order, starting with the salad greens and ending with the cheddar cheese.  Mix together the mayonnaise, sour cream, parmesan cheese and dill, then spread it over the top of the salad.  Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.  

ENJOY!!! 

* This inspiration for this recipe is from Kraft at allrecipes.com 

Spicy Chicken Wings

Ingredients

24 chicken wings
1 stick butter
1 bottle of hot sauce

Directions

Cook the wings on a medium heat grill for 30 minutes.  Cook another 30 minutes on low heat.  Put the butter and the hot sauce into a medium stock pot.  Add the cooked wings and bake in the oven for 30-45 minutes at 250 degrees.  

ENJOY!!!  

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

I couldn't stop myself...I cut into it and started eating it warm!  MMMMM!!!!  

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. flour
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
2 t. cinnamon
1 c. zucchini
1/3 c. chopped pecans
1/4 c. chopped chocolate
2 eggs
2 t. vanilla
1/2 c. oil

Directions

Measure all dry ingredients into a medium mixing bowl and set aside.  Mix the eggs, oil and vanilla in a large bowl.  Gradually add the dry ingredients and mix.  Place the batter into bread pans that have been sprayed with Pam and coated in flour.

Bake at 350 degrees about 35 minutes. Insert a knife into the center of the bread, when it comes out clean the bread is done.  

ENJOY!!!

Spicy Oven Baked Zucchini Chips

Ingredients

1 zucchini cut into 1/8" slices
1/3 c. bread crumbs
1/4 c. parmesan cheese
1/4 t. garlic
1/8 t. cayenne pepper
pepper to taste
3 T. milk

Directions

Mix the bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, garlic, cayenne pepper and black pepper together in a medium bowl or a large Ziplock bag.  Slice the zucchini into rounds.  Dip them into the milk.  Coat the zucchini  in the bread crumb mixture and place them onto a foil lined cookie sheet. 

 Bake in a 425 degree oven until crispy.

ENJOY!!! 

Spinach Calzone

Ingredients

1 c. ricotta cheese
2 eggs
1/4 c parmesan cheese
1 c. mozzarella cheese
2 c. chopped spinach
1 t. dried basil
1 t. oregano
1/2 t. powdered garlic
Pillsbury Pizza Dough
marinara sauce for dipping

Directions

Set the pizza dough aside. Mix all the other ingredients together.  Open the container of dough and stretch the dough out into 4 rectangles.  Fill each rectangle with some of the filling, fold the dough over and seal by pinching the sides together. 

Bake in a 400 degree oven until the crust is golden brown, about 20 minutes. 

Serve with a side of marinara sauce.

ENJOY!!!