My goal this year was two-fold:

Grow enough veggies to make my own salsa
Find a salsa recipe that my family likes more than or equal to Pace Picante 

I am happy to report success in both areas! Here is the salsa recipe I found/altered:

24 pounds tomatoes (equals about 34 cups cored, skinned, and quartered)
2 pounds green peppers (equals [...]

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Onions
One thing I learned here–definitely worth starting from sets! All the time and effort I put into starting from seeds was pretty much wasted. I harvested 6 pounds of onions, and used every last one in salsa! I planted them this year near my potatoes, but in the end they sort of competed for space.
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I used all fresh, home-grown vegetables in this recipe and it was DELICIOUS!!!
Vegetable Lasagna
Cook 1 box of lasagna noodles according to instructions on the box.
Saute in 2 TBS olive oil until soft,

1 diced, peeled carrots
1 stalks of diced celery
1 seeded, diced green pepper
1/2 diced onion
2 cloves pressed garlic

Add and simmer 10 minutes,

1/2 cup chopped broccoli
1/2 cup chopped cauliflower
1 1/2 cups [...]

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I think the best part of having a garden is actually cooking with home-grown veggies! I love this potato soup recipe.

Potato Soup
Saute 1 cup diced onions and 1/2 cup chopped celery in 2 TBS butter until transparent. Add 2 cups peeled, cubed potatoes, 2 cups chicken broth, 1 tsp salt, and pepper (to taste). Cover and [...]

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