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Garden Jobs by the Month

I really enjoy my Old Farmer's Almanac newsletter and I have learned so much from it.  Today's newsletter offered and link to "Gardening Jobs by the Month," which is of interest to me as a novice gardener.  So many of those of you that I've spoken to lately are considering either planting a kitchen garden next year or expanding the one you already keep, so I thought you might benfit from this information, too.  Here's the link:

http://www.almanac.com/garden/jobs/index.php

Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<><

Homestead Kitchen Questions

Saw this on Redneckatheart's blog and thought I'd give it a try...

1. Do you have magnets on your fridge? You mean, is there a fridge under my magnets?!

2. Do you have a calendar in your kitchen, if so, what's the theme of it? I have a calendar that my FIL gives all of his extended family every Christmas.  He orders it from somewhere and it has HUGE daily squares to write in.  We all love it.

 3. What is your favorite kitchen gadget or tool? My wooden spatula.

4. Are you lucky enough to have a pantry of some kind? No.

5.What is your favorite appliance? My electric skillet and my bread maker (I let it knead the dough and rise there and then I bake it in my oven).

6. Do you have an eat in kitchen (table in it)? Yes.

7.Do you have a bread box? No.

8. Do you have a picture of your kids on the fridge? Yes.

9. Do you ever cook breakfast in your PJs? Is there any other way?

10. Do you have a favorite cookbook that you use? Yes, an old Betty Crocker book and my own that I've added to since we got married 24 years ago.

11. Are you lucky enough to have recipes that were passed down from your mom or grandma? Yes, and they are in the cookbook that I've made for myself.

12. Whats your favorite food? Mexican, Italian and Briar (that's Ohio-speak for Kentucky country cooking)!

13. Whats your favorite thing to cook? Taco soup.

14. Is your coffee pot electric or stove top? Electric

15. Do you ever make your own bread?  Yes, it's the only kind of bread we eat.  At least at home.

16. Name one thing that you have hanging on your wall in your kitchen.  The last Christmas my daddy was alive he made me a 6 ft. long shelf for my antique and reproduction tins.  I love it!

17. Is there a clock in your kitchen? Yes, on the stove and microwave.

18. Do you have a bowl of fruit sitting on your table or counter? Yes, on my counter - oranges, bananas and white grapes, at the moment.

19. What type of canisters do you have? Country-type canisters w/gasket lids and a collection of antique canning jars.

20. Does your kitchen have a theme? Country w/antique and reproduction canning jars and tins - all serving a function, not just to look at - and a lot of blue sponge-ware.

21. What's for supper tonight? We had boneless/skinless chicken breasts fried in olive oil w/Spike seasoning and my own herb seasoning mix sprinkled on w/noodles and salad.

22. Do you have enough cabinet space? I will once I clean them out - AGAIN.

23. Does your family use paper plates?   On occasion - usually in the Summer.

24. Do you have a good set of china? Yes.  It is what I have from our wedding.  Actually, it's NOT the pattern I picked out - my mom went behind my back and changed my registry to what SHE liked and I didn't find out until we started opening our wedding gifts.  I was blessed w/many sets so I kept them.  Anyway...I have in mind that I would like to put them on e-bay and then get the one I REALLY wanted (English Rose)...it's been 24 years, think she'll notice?

25. Do you wear an apron to work in your kitchen? Not as much as I should.  I wear my grandma's "all over" apron when I fry or bake.  I'd like to get another one so that I can keep hers nice.

26. Name one thing, if anything, that you would like to change about your kitchen. Can I make it 3?  Ok...a Farmer's sink and a reproduction woodburning stove, like a Hearthstone or something; and a new floor.

Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<><

33 Delicious Sandwich Recipes from The Old Farmer's Almanac!

If you don't already, you really should sign up for the Old Farmer's Almanac free newsletter...SO MANY useful and intersting goodies in there.  In today's newsletter there is a link to 33 great sandwich recipes.  We can ALL used something that's easy, tasty and healthy so I thought I would share the link with all of you.

http://www.almanac.com/recipes/search/results.php?categorynumber[]=29

ENJOY!

Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<><

Wonderful New Book Offer from Marilyn Moll ~ The Urban Homemaker!!

I get SUCH enjoyment out of my Urban Homemaker newsletters from Marilyn Moll (http://www.urbanhomemaker.com).  If you don't get her free newsletter, you MUST sign up.  She is simply a wealth of information...ALL useful and lovingly put together.  I have long gotten her product catalogue which is also a joy to look over and learn from her articles, therein.  I have learned so much from the books I and my friends have ordered from her.

That's why I wanted to tell you about this BEAUTIFUL new book that she is offering, below...THE RICHES AND TREASURES OF HOME.  PLEASE click on the link to get a preview of this lovely, entirely well-done book.  I am SO HOPING to be able to PRE-ORDER this on Friday - the LAST DAY this offer is available!!  So, I'm figuring that if I am this impressed with this book that YOU will be, too!  It is beautiful and looks like it will be a joy to read and learn from it's old-time advice.  If you order it...enjoy!

Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<><

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The Riches and Treasures of Home, is an old fashioned book filled with warm recollections and fond remembrances, and overflows with the quaint customs and lovely old rituals of the 19th century. Recalling an extraordinary time and place, the book takes the reader on an enchanting journey that brings the gentility of the past into the present, and allows all revel in the prim formalities that made it such a glorious affair.

  Author Kari Wisdom has captured everything imaginable about the timeless art of homemaking with colorful Victorian illustrations.  This book contains 12 chapters including The Old Time Kitchen, The Old-Fashioned Parlor, Letter Writing and Correspondence, The Linen Cupboard, The Powder Room, The Stitching Room, The Old Fashioned Nursery, The Old Fashioned Garden and much more!  For any home lover the recipes alone will captivate you.

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The History of Aprons

My aunt sent me this in an e-mail and I thought it was so sweet I just had to share it with you.

Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf

The History of Aprons

Taco Soup

Believe it or not...IT'S SEPTEMBER!!  Those cooler temps are on the way!  I LOVE fall...it's my FAVORITE time of year!!  Along with those falling temperatures that invite us to pull on our favorite sweaters, collect pumkins, go on hayrides and build bonfires comes my desire to make wonderful, hearty soups and stews!  One of our family's favorite cold weather soups is Taco Soup!!  Oh...it is yummy, stustaining, it's even attractive to look at in your bowl.    I hope you enjoy it!!

Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<><

TACO SOUP

1 lb. ground beef or chuck
1/2  med. onion - finely chopped
1 lg. bunch of fresh cilantro - finely chopped
4-6 jalapeno peppers (depending on your taste buds & stomach lining!) - finely chopped
2 15-16 oz. cans kidney beans (UNdrained)
2 14-15 oz. cans whole kernal corn (UNdrained)
1 15-16 oz. can black beans (optional)
2 15 oz. cans tomato sauce
1 pkg (1-1/2 TB) taco seasoning
1 c. water

~ Brown beef, drain; add onion, peppers, 1/2 of the cilantro and cook until onions and peppers start to get tender.
~ Mix everything together in a dutch oven OR crockpot.
~ Heat through in dutch oven for 45 min. - 1 hour OR in crockpot for 2-3 hours on low.
~ Top with shredded cheddar or colby-jack cheese, sour cream and corn tortilla chips crumbled like crackers.

Amish French Toast

Here is a family favorite I thought I would share w/you.  Our family has had the pleasure of going to Holmes County, Ohio ~ the largest Amish settlement in the world ~ a few times.  Once my dh and I enjoyed the most wonderful long weekend at an Bed & Breakfast there.  The husband had grown up Amish but left them to marry.  Their B&B was built by his Amish family members and looks just like an incredible Amish home.  The difference being that the whole 1st floor is made up of lovely, themed guest rooms (we stayed in Grandpa's Room) w/a good 1/3 of the 1st floor being a HUGE country kitchen and a wonderful country gathering room w/several tables and chairs (for those incredible breakfasts and freshly made pie in the evening!) and a relaxing living-area w/a fireplace, piano and comfy couch and chairs.  There is also a wrap-around porch.  The family that funs the B&B has the entire upstairs as their own "house."  That, of course, is a private area.    It's been a while since we've been there, if you're interested, I believe it's called Miller Haus.  It sets on the highest knoll of Holmes County.

Anyway...one of our incredible breakfasts while there was Amish French Toast!  I have made this from-time-to-time ever since!  If you try this, you will be in food heaven!    Let me know how you LOVE it! 

Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<><

Amish French Toast

eggs

milk

butter

bread

syrup

powdered sugar

~Mix w/fork 2 eggs and enough milk to cover (this you will do as necessary for each slice of bread)

~Melt butter into med/hot skillet (do this for each serving.  IF you MUST use margarine, use one that is non-hydrogenated like Earth Balance – I have to do this for one of my girls)

~Crack egg into skillet

~IMMEDIATELY soak a slice of bread in the egg/milk mixture and lay on top of the egg in the skillet; fry for about a minute or so until bottom egg is cooked through.

~Flip egg and bread – together – and let bread toast on other side.

~You MAY need to flip over on each side again until egg is fried to your satisfaction.

~Move egg/toast to a plate and top w/syrup and powdered sugar.

~ENJOY!!!!!!!!!

What is Margarine?

A new Homesteadblogger ~ Promisedland ~ posted this information and I thought it was VERY good info to know. 

By the way...she is a nw blogger but I've enjoyed all of her posts.  Do yourself a favor and take a look!  http://www.homesteadblogger.com/promisedland.

Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<><

Did you ever wonder how margarine is made?  You know, the stuff that’s supposed to taste like butter and be healthier for you?  I couldn’t help wondering because if it’s not butter, then what is it?  This is what I found:

First, margarine is made from vegetable oil.  Along with using high pressure and high temperature to remove the oil, hexane is used to remove the last bit.  Hexane is a carcinogen (causes cancer), and is mostly removed later on, but trace amounts remain.

Second, the oils are steam cleaned.  This kills any bacteria, but also destroys any vitamins and anti-oxidants that were in the oils.

Third, the oils are then mixed with finely ground nickel, which acts as a catalyst for the hydrogenation process.  Nickel is also a carcinogen.

Fourth, the oils are again put under high temperature and pressure, and hydrogen gas is introduced.  The hydrogen atoms are forced into the oils.  This turns the oils from a liquid into a semi-solid.  This semi-solid pretty much takes the form of a grey greasy substance.  Emulsifiers are added to remove any lumps.

Fifth, the grey grease is steam cleaned again, and bleached to turn it white (after all, who wants to eat grey margarine?). 

Because you now have a lump of stuff that has practically no nutritional value or taste, synthetic vitamins and artificial flavors are added.  A natural yellow color is added to make it look like butter.  Until the 1950s, margarine had to be white so people wouldn’t mix them up.  Now people don’t know the difference.

So which would you choose…a bleached, colored, artificially flavored greasy lump…or….nice fresh, lightly salted butter right from the cow?  I know what I’d choose.  In fact, I don’t know if I can ever eat margarine again.  Yuck!

Flax Seed Bread & Rolls

I have made my family's bread for quite a while...I can't imagine going back to store-bought bread on a regular basis.  It just isn't the same.  About 2 years ago I started reading up on women's health...both as a benefit for myself and my 2 daughters.  One of the things that I discovered is that Omega 3's and lignans are vital to a woman's health...monthlies, skin, hair, nails, mood, etc.  Some of the best places to find these are in fish and olive oil.  We are not huge "fish fans" but I DO use olive oil in just about everything execpt baking sweets.

I take a tablespoon of Flaxseed oil everyday.  It's not a problem for me, but my daughters don't really like it.  Since I wanted a way to fit more Flax into my family's diet I came up (by Devine inspiration, I'm sure) with putting Flaxseed Meal in my bread!!  I also put it in my dinner roll recipe. 

I used to mix and knead my bread dough by hand, but now I let my bread machine do it , then I let it rise and then bake in a bread pan in my oven.

Here are my recipes that I have tweaked over the years...I hope you enjoy...KW<><

FLAXSEED BREAD

2 lb. laof

1-1/3 c. hot (the hotter, the better) water

2 ts. butter (or margarine)

4 c. bread flour

1/4 c. flaxseed meal

1 TB. dough enhancer

5 ts. sugar or Sucanat (depends on your sweet-tooth)

1-1/2 ts. sea salt (or Real Salt)

1 TB. (heaping) yeast (cold - kept in frig)

1)  Add ingredients into your bread machine in order as listed above.

2)  Use your finger or a measuring spoon to form a well (hole) in the mixture to pour the yeast into.  NEVER let your yeast come into contact w/a liquid before baking.

3)  Set machine on "Dough."  Mine will knead and rise for about 1-1/2 hours.  Once this cylce is complete, let dough rise in maker for 30-45 minutes.

4)  Before first rising is complete, set oven on "warm."  While oven is warming, spray or grease your loaf pan.  After about 10 minutes, turn oven OFF.  Take bread out of machine, punch down, shape into loaf and put in loaf pan, set bread in oven and let rise for 45 minutes.  You may cover w/a clean, light-weight dish towel if you wish.

5)  REMOVE TOWEL, if used.  Set oven at 375 degrees and bake bread for 30 minutes.

6)  ENJOY!!!

FLAXSEEK ROLLS

Same recipe ingredients as above.

Follow 1), 2) and 3) above.

4)  Before first rising is complete, set oven on "warm" for 5-10 minutes.  Then turn oven OFF.  On a floured board, punch down and knead dough for about 5 minutes, shape into a ball and place on lightly floured cookie sheet, cover and let rise in warmed oven for 30 minutes.

5)  Divid dough by placing 3 small rolled balls into each cup of a GREASED or SPRAYED muffin pan.

6)  Cover w/clean, light-weight dish towel, if you wish. Let rise in warm oven for 30-45 minutes.

7)  REMOVED TOWEL, if used.  Bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

8)  ENJOY!!

Carpet Freshener

Grandma Rosie (http://www.homesteadblogger.com/GrandmaRosie) posted about using Baking Soda as a scouring powder.  Great idea!

I also have another use for Baking Soda...

Fill an clean, empty Parmesan cheese shaker w/Baking Soda.  Add 5 - 7 drops of Lavender essential oil.  Shake well to mix.  Shake out onto your carpets, wait about 20 - 30 minutes, then vacuum.

Fresh carpets and a freshly scented room!

Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<><

Making Butter

I noticed, on the Homesteadblogger Home Page, the Front Porch section, that there was an entry today about making butter.  Granted this was for making butter w/goat's milk, completely from scratch and sounds YUMMY in my tummy - as my girls used to say when they were little.  But I, too, make my own butter, only in a much easier way.

My mother used to do this as a child on a VERY RURAL (to put is MILDLY) Kentucky farm during the Depression.  Only she used what she refers to a "curdled milk." 

The way I do it is also a great project to do w/your own kids!

Here's my way...

You will need:

~ 2 small cartons of heavy whipping cream

~ pinch of salt

~ an air-tight GLASS jar

~ a WOODEN spoon (NO METTLE!!)

Pour the 2 cartons of cream into the glass jar.  Shake (shake...shake...SHAKE) for around 45 minutes.  You will notice several stages while you are shaking....it will become creamy, then like whipped cream, then a little watery.  ALL OF A SUDDEN, at around 45 minutes of shaking, you will notice that a complete ball has actually shaken loose from buttermilk!!

THAT'S YOUR BUTTER!!

Take your wooden spoon and, while holding back the butterball, drain the buttermilk either down the drain or into a glass for your own drinking pleasure.  Press and drain, press and drain, press and drain until hardly a trickle of milk is left. 

Add a pinch of salt (or to taste), stir salt completely into butter and then store your butter in a crock or air-tight container.

I like soft butter so I leave mine on the counter in a crock.  This will make just less than a pound, so it won't last long! 

ENJOY!!

Blessings from Ohio,  Kim Wolf<><

Endless Cookie Recipes!!

Amazing!  Just click on ANY of these Cookie names and the recipe will pop up!  Enjoy!  Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<><

Just click on the name of the cookie and bam the recipe is there. Good to keep handy  
 1-2-3 Cookies 7 Layer Cookies Allie Nelson's Famous Snickerdoodle Cookies Almond Crescent Shortbread Amish Sugar Cookies Andies Candies Cookies Angel Crisps Angenets Applesauce Cookies Apricot Fold-Overs Aunt Edy's Molasses Crinkles Auntie Linda's Ginger Gems Bakeless Dream Cookies Banana Drop Cookies Best Chocolate Chip Cookies in the World Biscotti Biscotti Blueberry Cookies Boiled Chocolate Oatmeal Drop Cookies Bronwnies Brown Sugar Shortbread Brownie Cookies Brownie Delight Brownies Buccaneer Snowballs Buried Cherry Cookies Butter Cookies Butter Nut Balls Butterballs Butterscotch Haystacks C.O.P. Cookies Candy Cane Cookies Candy Cookies Caramel Shortbread Cheesecake Brownies Cherry Buns Cherry Crowns Cherry Winks Chewies Chewy Noels Chinese Chews/Haystacks Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Chocolate Chip Cookies Chocolate Chip Meltaways Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies Chocolate Christmas Trees Chocolate Cream Cheese Squares Chocolate Crinkles Chocolate Mint Snow-Top Cookies Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies (no bake) Chocolate Snowball Cookies Chocolate Streusel Bars Chocolate Sundae Cookies Chocolate Walnut Crumb Bars Choco-Scotch Crunchies Choose A Cookie Dough Recipe Christmas Crackers Christmas Crunch Bars Christmas Ginger Snaps Christmas Macaroons Christmas Mice Cookies Christmas Shaped Cookies Church Window Cookies Coconut Cookies Congo Squares Cookie in a Jar Corn Flakes Cookies Cornflake Christmas Wreaths Cowboy Cookies (oatmeal) Cream Cheese Cookies with Apricot Filling Crème De Menthe Chocolate Squares Crème Wafers Crescent Cookies Crispy Crunchies Date Nut Balls Date-nut Pinwheel Cookies Diabetic Peanut Butter Cookies Disgustingly Rich Brownies Doodles Double chocolate chip cookies Double-Chocolate Crinkles Eatmore Cookies Eggnog Cookies Elizabeth's Sugar Cookies Elves Quick Fudge Brownies Emily Dickinson's Gingerbread Cookie Recipe Emily's Best Brownies Famous Oatmeal Cookies Firemen Cookies Fluffy Shortbread Cookies Forgotten Cookies Frosted Peanut Butter Brownies Fruit Cake Cookies Fruitcake Squares Fry Pan Cookies Gems Ginger Cookies Ginger Crinkles Gingerbread Baby Gingerbread Cookies with Butter Cream Icing Gingerbread Men Gingerbread Men Ginny's Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies Glory's Golden Graham Squares Glory's Sugar Cookies Gramma Chapman's chocolate coconut drops Grandma Elsie's Zimt (cinnamon) Cookies Grandma J's Butter Cookies Grandma Olson's Parkay Cookies Great Grandmothers Sugar Cookies Gum Drop Cookies Gumdrop Gems Haystack Cookies Ho-Ho Bars Holiday Cereal Snaps Holiday Chocolate Butter Cookies Holiday Raisin Walnut Bars Holly Cookies Hungarian Cookies (Little Nut Rolls) Ice Box Cookies Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies Italian Cookies Jacob's Peppermint Snowballs Jam Bars Jessica's Famous Brownies Jessie's Chocolate Chip Cookies Jubilee Jumbles Juliet's Peanut Butter Blossoms Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies Kentucky Colonels Kiefle (cream cheese cookies with jam filling) Kifflings Kiss Cookies Lacy Swedish Almond Wafers Lemon Angel Bar Cookies Lemon Bars Lemon Cake Cookies Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies Lemon Squares Linzer Tarts Log Cabin Cookies Luscious Lemon Squares M&M Cookies Magic Cookie Bars Melt in Your Mouth Cutout Sugar Cookies Melting Shortbread Meme's Cream Cheese Cookies Milk Chocolate Florentine Cookies Mincemeat Cookies Mincemeat Goodies Molasses Cookies Molasses Forest Cookies Molasses Sugar Cookies Mom Mom's Crescent Cookies Mom-Mom's Ginger Cookies Mom's Nutmeg Sugar Cookies Mom's Old Fashion "Puffy" Sugar Cookies Monster Cookies Moravian Christmas Cookies Nana's Famous Soft Southern Cookies Nitey Nite Cookies No Bake Chocolate Cookies No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies No Bake Cookies No Bake Cookies No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies No-Bake Cookies Norwegian Sugar Cookies Nut Balls Oatmeal Bars Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Nut Cookies Oatmeal Coconut Crisps Oatmeal Cookies Oatmeal Scotchies Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies Ooey Gooey Caramel Chocolate Dunk Ooey Gooey Squares Orange Slice Cookies Parking Lot Cookies Peanut Blossoms Peanut Butter Bars Peanut Butter Blossoms Peanut Butter Cereal Cookies Peanut Butter Chewies Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars Peanut Butter Cookies Peanut Butter Cookies Peanut butter fingers Peanut Butter Reindeer Peanut Butter Surprises Peanut Marshmallow Cookies Pecan Puff Cookies Peppermint Snowballs Peppernuts Persimmon Cookies Persimmon Cookies Petey's Yummy Spicy Almond Thins Pfeffernuesse Pffefferneuse Cookies Pineapple Filled Cookies Pizzelles Potato Chip Cookies Potato Flake Cookies Praline Cookies Praline Strips Pterodactyl Nests Pumpkin Bars Pumpkin Bars Pumpkin Chip Cookies Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Pumpkin Cookies Queen Biscuits Quick Cookies Raised Sugar Cookies Raisin Filled Oatmeal Bars Raspberry Meringue Bars Really Peanutty Butter Cookies Reese`s Brownies Reese's Peanut Butter Bars Rich Flavor Christmas Cookies Rich Lemon Bars Ricotta Cheese Cookies Royal Almond Christmas Bars Rudolph Cinnamon Cookies Russian Tea Cookies Russian Teacakes Samantha & Kelsey's Chocolate Chip Cookies Sand Art Brownies Santa Claus Cookie Pops Santa Claus Cookies Santa's Butterscotch Melts Santa's Shorts Santa's Special Squares Scotch Cakes Scotch Shortbread Scotcharoos Scotcheroos Seven Layer Cookies Short Bread Cookies Shortbread Skor Squares Snicker Doodle Cookies Snickerdoodles Snickerdoodles Snow Balls Sour Cream Apple Squares Sour Cream Christmas Cookies Special K Cookies Spice Cookies Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Spritz Cookies Stained Glass Window Cookies Stir & Drop Sugar Cookies Sugar Cookies 

Bob's Red Mill Speicals

A Few of my Favorite Things...

I just love the feeling of community on this blog-site.  What a delightful, helpful bunch of folks!  I would like to return the favor and list a few of my favorite things...some are of my own concoctions or handed down from my family...and some I found from some of YOU right here on homestead blogger.  So, knowing that there are newbies finding various blogs everyday and knowing that we can't always read someone's blog (like mine!) everyday, I thought I would post some of my favorite recipes ... both for food and for cleaning.  I hope you enjoy and I hope this helps you and your family.

Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<><

Kim's Absolute Favorite Herb Mix

I use this on SO much!  I spinkle it on chicken breasts (in olive oil w/a little Spike Seasoning), hamburgers, pork chops; any Italian dishes or sauces, I use it in dips, soups, stews, oil & vinegar dressings, herb butter, herb bread...it's an all-around awesome mix!

1 c. dried parsley

1/2 c. dried dill weed

1/4 c. dried chives

1/2 c. dried oregano

1/4 c. dried thyme

1/4 c. dried basil ~ optional

~ Mix together in a bowl w/a whisk & put into your favorite container.  Makes 2-1/2 c.  This amount fits perfectly in a Kraft parmesan cheese shaker.

Italian Seasoning

1/4 c. dried basil

2 TB. dried sage

1/4 c. dried thyme

1/4 c. dried rosemary

1/4 c. dried oregano

~ Mix together in a bowl w/a whisk & put into your favorite container.  Makes 1-1/8 c.

Zesty Zucchini Seasoning

8 TB. dried parsley

4 TB. dried chives

1 ts. dried marjoram

1 ts, dried oregano

1 ts. dried thyme

1 ts. dried basil

1/2 ts. celery seed

~ Mix together in a bowl w/a whisk & put into your favorite container.  Makes 3/4 c.

~ Flavor any zucchini/summer squash/tomato dish.

~ Add to salad greens & tomato wedges served w/a vinaigrette dressing.

Kim's Pico De Gallo