From The Family Kitchen
Recipe Book
Twenty-seven real recipes, built around what’s fresh from the farm that week.
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Bell Pepper & Jalapeno Jelly
Sweet-heat pepper jelly, the jar that shows up at every gift exchange and church potluck we’ve been part…
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Buttermilk Herb Biscuits
Flaky Southern biscuits with a good fistful of fresh herbs worked right into the dough.
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Buttermilk Herb Ranch Dressing
Real buttermilk and a big fistful of dill, chives, and parsley. Store-bought ranch hasn’t made it into our…
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Country Stuffed Bell Peppers
Farm eggs poached in a rich tomato and pepper sauce, Southern-style.
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Cucumbers and Onions
Thin-sliced cucumbers and sweet onion in a tangy vinegar bath, a Southern icebox staple all summer long.
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Farmhouse Egg Salad with Fresh Dill
Egg salad done right: enough fresh dill that you taste it in every bite.
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Fried Green Tomatoes with Buttermilk Herb Dip
A Southern classic: tart green tomatoes in a cornmeal crust with a cool herb dip alongside.
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Garden Chimichurri for the Grill
Bright, garlicky parsley-oregano sauce that doesn’t much care what’s on the grill, it just makes it better.
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Garden Gazpacho
Cold, bright tomato-cucumber-pepper soup that tastes like the garden in a bowl.
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Garden Herb Deviled Eggs
Classic deviled eggs with a big handful of fresh chives and parsley folded into the filling.
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Grandma’s Down-Home Blueberry Cobbler
A family favorite, straight from the South Carolina blueberry patch.
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Jalapeno-Herb Cornbread
Savory skillet cornbread with a real crust, made with our own jalapenos and fresh herbs.
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Kale & Herb Garden Frittata
A baked egg dish loaded with kale, spinach, and whatever herbs are looking good that morning.
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Mint-Cucumber Sweet Tea
A non-alcoholic porch cooler: sweet tea steeped with fresh mint and cucumber.
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Momma’s Southern Harvest Spaghetti
A hearty weeknight staple, built around whatever the garden gave us that day.
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Old-Fashioned Squash Casserole
Meatless squash casserole, the side dish that shows up on our table more than anything else in July.
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Roasted Rainbow Carrots with Herb Butter
High heat turns rainbow carrots sweet and caramelized, finished with a melting pat of herb butter.
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Shrimp and Grits from the Pepper Peninsula
A Lowcountry classic, with a kick from our own peppers.
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Skillet Garden Squash & Green Beans
Straight from the summer beds to a hot cast iron skillet.
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Skillet Garlic & Herb Kale
Deep, savory braised kale built pork-free with smoked paprika and good stock instead of a ham hock.
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Small-Batch Basil Pesto
Classic basil pesto, jarred for gifting or freezing before the August basil gets away from us.
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Southern Pickled Eggs
Old-fashioned pink beet-pickled eggs, a jar of these lives in the fridge door year-round.
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Southern Shakshuka
Our own bell peppers, stuffed the way Brenda’s family always made them.
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Spicy Jalapeno Margarita
Made with our own jalapenos. Not for the faint of heart.
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Summer Tomato Pie
A rich, decadent tomato pie that lives or dies on the quality of what you put in it.…
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Tomato-Basil Preserves
Sweet-savory tomato jam with fresh basil stirred in at the end, the taste of summer in a jar…
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Zucchini Bread
Moist, spiced quick bread that solves the problem of too much zucchini all at once.
Every one of these starts in our own dirt. If you want to grow the ingredients yourself, our Growing Guides will get you there.