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    Cooking homemade recipes from scratch is easier and just more fun with the right kitchen tools! From my well-loved cast iron skillet to my incredibly powerful blender, these are some of my favorite tools, the ones I really do cook with everyday in my kitchen!

    Vegetables and ingredients for pizza on a counter.
    Making pizza dough with a mixer.

    I've never been one to jump on the trends or buy the latest gadget or appliance. I like to stick to the basics of quality over quantity.

    Adding sliced apples to a pot for applesauce.
    Cutting tomatoes into a food processor.

    While I'm always environmentally conscious and believe you should use what you have for as long as it works for you, shop second-hand, and reduce and reuse, when it's time to buy new, these are the kitchen essentials I've been using for years to cook garden-fresh recipes!

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    Small Appliances

    A blender full of butternut squash ginger soup.

    Blender

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    Pesto ingredients in the food processor ready to puree.

    Food Processor

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    Eggplant paninis with grilled eggplant, cheese and tomato sauce.

    Panini Press

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    Pureeing asparagus soup with immersion blender.

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    Italian beef roast being prepared in the slow cooker with onions, peppers and garlic.

    Slow Cooker

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    Making pizza dough in a stand mixer.

    Stand Mixer

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    Pumpkin waffle in an opened waffle iron with a sheet pan of waffles behind it.

    Waffle Iron

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    Mulberry ice cream churned in an ice cream maker.

    Ice Cream Maker

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    Kitchen Basics

    The finished gnocchi dish served in the cast iron skillet and garnished with basil and goat cheese.

    Cast Iron Skillet

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    A soup pot of bright orange roasted tomato soup next to a bowl of soup and grilled cheese.

    Dutch Oven

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    Slicing a banana and cutting the tops off strawberries on a cutting board.

    Cutting Board

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    Browned sausage in a skillet with onions and peppers.

    All-Clad Deep Skillet

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    Pasta and green beans boiling together in a pot lifted with tongs.

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    A spatula serving a piece of salmon from a sheet pan where the skin is left on the pan.

    Fish Spatula

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    A glass measuring cup of honey and coconut oil for granola.

    Glass Measuring Cup

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    A food processor with pesto and a microplane with Parmesan cheese.

    Microplane

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    Healthy zucchini banana cookies ingredients on a cutting board, shredded zucchini and carrots.

    Mixing Bowls

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    Jars of applesauce filled using a wide-mouth funnel.

    Canning Funnel

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    Homemade pink strawberry banana yogurt popsicle mix poured into a popsicle mold.

    Popsicle Mold

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    A jar of cherry tomato pico de gallo for the freezer next to an extra bowl of salsa.

    Mason Jar

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    Different sized containers of leftover chili to refrigerate or freeze.

    Glass Storage Containers

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    Lettuce and herbs in a salad spinner in the sink.

    Salad Spinner

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    Rolling pizza dough with a rolling pin on a cutting board.

    Rolling Pin

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    Apple banana muffin with apple slices.

    Compostable Baking Cups

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    A muffin tin filled with chocolate pumpkin batter.

    Portion Scoop

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    Silicone kitchen utensils.

    Silicone Utensils

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    Gallon Storage Jars with Lid

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    Fall Favorites

    • A dish of blueberry pear crisp with a spoon.
      Pear Blueberry Crisp
    • A skillet of Alfredo pasta linguine with sliced blackened chicken.
      Blackened Chicken Alfredo Pasta
    • A bowl of garden roasted tomato soup with fresh basil.
      Roasted Tomato Basil Soup with Fresh Garden Tomatoes (Freezer Friendly)
    • Finished jars of applesauce, extras for the freezer.
      Easy No-Peel Homemade Applesauce for the Freezer (No Sugar)
    • Squash ravioli sauce with sage and kale.
      Butternut Squash Ravioli with Sage Cream Sauce, Sausage and Kale
    • Creamy Chipotle Chicken Corn Chowder topped with scallions and shredded white cheddar.
      Chipotle Chicken Corn Chowder
    • Garden harvest tater tot hotdish.
      Garden Harvest Tater Tot Casserole
    • Apple banana muffin with apple slices.
      Apple Banana Bread Muffins

    Salads

    • A platter of Blue Cheese Apple Walnut Salad with a jar of dressing.
      Blue Cheese Apple Walnut Salad
    • A steakhouse salad bar salad not tossed with a cup of dressing.
      Steakhouse Salad Bar Salad
    • Arugula Orzo Salad in a bowl with a wooden spoon.
      Arugula Orzo Pasta Salad with Sun-Dried Tomato
    • A bowl of Italian salad with mixed greens, kalamata olives and crispy prosciutto.
      Italian Mixed Greens Salad with Crispy Prosciutto
    • A bowl of white bean and kale salad with home baked croutons, bacon and Parmesan cheese.
      Kale White Bean Salad
    • Maple butternut squash fall salad with apples, bacon, pistachios, and Parmesan.
      Maple Butternut Squash Fall Harvest Salad
    • Garden tomato salad with onion and basil.
      Tomato Onion Salad
    • A platter of salad with pears, parmesan cheese and candied walnuts.
      Pear Parmesan Salad with Candied Walnuts

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