Do you have a green thumb?  A Brown thumb?  A Black thumb? Do you even attempt to garden or do you leave it to the “experts” you know?  I enjoy gardening as a hobby.  I may not take it seriously enough, and that’s why I’m posting this. I tend to take a rather nonchalant view of my gardening.  Our flowers out front are in a very large haphazard, free-flowing form and they are just BEAUTIFUL!  For vegetable...

We enjoy this on especially cool Saturdays.  I can get everything in the pot and let it heat for several hours.  Yummo! Loaded Baked Potato Soup 4 bacon strips 1 Tbsp. dried minced onion 2 Tbsp. bacon drippings, reserved 6-8 potatoes, peeled, chopped into bite-sized pieces Water to cover potatoes 1 Chicken-flavored bouillon cube 1 stick butter or margarine 1 1/2 cups Milk 1 cup shredded colby-jack cheese 1 cup sour cream In fry pan, cook bacon...

Ingredients: 1 (16 oz.) pkg. frozen corn 2 (11 oz.) cans Mexican corn with peppers 1 (14.75 oz) can cream style sweet corn 1 (6.5 oz.) box corn muffin mix 3/4 C of water 1/4 C butter, melted 1 tsp salt Directions: Place all the corn into the crock pot and stir to combine. Sprinkle the corn muffin mix over the corn. Pour in the water in to the mixture and stir until combined. Add the butter and salt and blend the ingredients together well. Cover...

Ingredients: 4 tomatoes, chopped 2 potatoes, peeled and cubed 2 C fresh green beans cut in half 2 small zucchini, cubed 1 yellow summer squash, cubed 4 carrots, sliced thin 2 celery ribs, sliced thin 1 C eggplant, peeled and cubed 1 C fresh mushrooms, sliced 1 onion, chopped 1 tsp parsley flakes 1 tbsp garlic and herb seasoning 4 C of vegetable juice Directions: Place all the vegetables into a 5 quart crock pot and stir to combine. Sprinkle the...

Ingredients: 1 (1 lb. 4 oz.) pkg. refrigerated new potato wedges 1 (16 oz.) pkg. fresh baby carrots 1 stalk of celery, cut into pieces 1 (10 3/4 oz.) can condensed Cheddar cheese soup 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 C frozen sweet peas, thawed 1 C Cheddar and American cheese blend, shredded Directions: Place the potatoes into the bottom of a slow cooker. Add the carrots and then the celery over the potatoes. Place the...