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The Shed’s Guide to Grow Like a Pro
Summer is here, and the garden out back at the Machine Shed is in full bloom. We’ve always believed that the best meals start with a little dirt, a lot of care, and a love for growing things from the ground up. Whether you’ve got a backyard full of raised beds or just...
Machine Shed Holiday Basket Giveaway!
Happy Holidays! We have put together a Machine Shed Holiday Gift Basket to giveaway and you could be one of the six lucky winners! All you have to do is follow the steps below to enter for a chance to win. We will select a winner for each of the Machine...
Pumpkin-Leek Soup
Pumpkin-Leek Soup As we settle into fall, temperatures continue to drop leaving us wanting comforting food to warm our souls. With pumpkins and winter squash available in abundance, this recipe is a perfect recipe for the family to enjoy. Serve with crusty...
Make your own Fall Wreath!
The weather is turning, which means it's time to get out our Fall decor! Want something new to display this year? Try making your own fall wreath. We made ours out of a foam wreath and wine corks - but we found so many options on Pinterest, including twig wreaths,...
Freeze Your Blueberries!
Did you know you can home-freeze blueberries so that you can use them all year long in oatmeal, yogurt, smoothies, muffins and cobblers? Fun fact: one cup of blueberries has 80 calories, 3.6 grams of fiber and provides 25% of daily Vitamin C. Below is the...
Last call for sweet corn!
If you are lucky enough to get some of the remaining sweet corn available this year, we have an easy - and delicious - recommendation on how to cook it. Have you tried roasting it in the oven? Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. When the oven is warm, place the corn...
Too many tomatoes and not enough time to can them? Life hack – puree and freeze them!
Does your garden runneth over with tomatoes? For many of us, the hot August heat is just enough to send our garden into overload – so what should you do with all the extra tomatoes when you are low on time, but you don’t want to waste them? Freeze them! We bought some...
Valentine Fortune Cookies
Love is in the air this week and we think it is important to let all those special people in your life know exactly why you think they are awesome! This craft is a fun and cute way to show someone that you care about them - and better yet it is easy to do! So skip...
Cheeseburger Soup
Nothing quite warms you up during these cold winter days like a hot bowl of homemade soup. For all of our cheeseburger lovers out there, this is the soup for you! This recipe is easy to make, yet one of the tastiest soups you will ever try! Trust us, you will not be...
Hearty Beef Stew
Soup season is offically here and since January is National Soup Month, we wanted to share this hearty stew we have featured in the Machine Shed Cookbook from our very own Shed Head Nick Corbin from the Lake Elmo Machine Shed. The wonderful thing about...
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