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Slow Cooker Spinach Lasagna

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Put your garden greens to work in this slow-cooker lasagna recipe, and prepare to be impressed when the noodles come out tender and flavorful.

Celery and French Green Lentil Stew

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This quick and easy recipe for Celery and French Green Lentil Stew makes for a satisfying lunch or dinner.

Slow Cooker Eggplant Parmesan

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This recipe for the classic italian dish requires a bit of effort, but this cheesy and savory results are worth the effort.

Carrot Ginger Soup

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This rich, creamy soup is made in your slow cooker and can be spiced to your taste with hot sauce and personalized with a variety of toppings.

Slow Cooker Beef and Pepper Fajitas

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This spicy slow-cooker recipe will give you a south-of-the-border kick for your next dinner.

Greek Lamb with Vine-Ripened Tomatoes and Orzo

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Allow the aroma of the Mediterranen to fill your kitchen while this lamb-and-tomato recipe simmers in the slow cooker.

Chocolate Basil Whisky Cake: A Sweet-n-Savory Dessert

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In Farmstead Chef, we revel in the serendipity of a new ingredient combo or fresh technique that may lead our taste buds into new levels of satisfaction. Case in point: Chocolate Basil Whisky Cake.

Add Crunch to Summer Salads with Breadsticks

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Crunchy Breadsticks make the perfect partner for a summer salad. More fun than a crouton, these breadsticks can be made ahead of time and stored in an airtight container.

Farmstead Summer Sangria

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While we love our fair share of fresh summer fruit plain and delicious on its own, the heat inspired us to use our friends’ fruit contributions in a liquid form, and our Farmstead Summer Sangria came to life.

Independence Day Special: Patriotic Potatoes

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Thanks to the heat waves across country, including our part of southwestern Wisconsin, we’re digging up our beautiful Norland Red potatoes today to celebrate Independence Day from both a local-food and renewable-energy perspective.

Recipe: Basic Shiitake Mushroom Sauté

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Photo by Judith Hausman This basic shiitake mushroom saute pairs well with almost any carbohydrate. Another project at my farm garden is inoculating logs with shiitake mushroom spores for a crop of meaty mushrooms. Before the more Mediterranean vegetables come in around here, earthy shiitake mushrooms are a treat with all the other early vegetables. […]

Finger-licking Farmstead Greens with Honey-Jalapeño Dressing

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What do you do when the connection with greens grows dull? The advice we get for marriage can also apply to the garden harvest: Spice things up a bit. Only in this case, we’re talking hot peppers.

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