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Stuffed CSA Bag

This week I had yellow peppers, hot peppers, cucumbers, potatoes and kohlrabi in my CSA bag. Peppers must have done very well this growing season because we had a surplus at home as well as receiving them in the bag. That is all right because we use peppers in many items that we make throughout the week. I really didn't have any one particular vegetable in mind when I started pulling them out and started to prepare them. Although looking
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The Versatile Sweetpotato!

     
We received free samples of California sweetpotatoes mentioned in this post.  By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by the California Sweetpotato Council and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest.  I was not compensated for my time.

Sweetpotatoes are not just for Thanksgiving!  They can be used all year long.  They come in many varieties and colors.  The nutritional value is incredible.

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Black Grape Pie

A week ago I posted a blog that was for the California Table Grape Commission and Recipe Redux. When I preparing for the post I was searching for recipes that I could modify and taste. I came across recipes that were for appetizers, salads, main dishes, and desserts. I originally found the following recipe in a 1999 Taste of Home Magazine. It is called Ruby Grape Pie, and was submitted by Salvage Island Farm, Fred Smeds, of Reedley, California.     more

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