Stumpe's Backyard Nursery
If you are looking for healthy plants grown in a greenhouse year round, as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, Stumpe Backyard Nursery is the place for you! Stumpe Backyard Nursery is located in Florence, AL. They offer handmade soap products at an affordable price as well as items such as body wash and bath salts which can be made into gift baskets. Stumpe Backyard Nursery offers several varieties of herbs for use indoors and out. Herbs can enhance any landscape with their leafy textures and fragrance, making them an appealing addition to your yard. Herbs have many uses indoors as well including: adding extra flavor to delicious culinary dishes and alternative medicinal applications. Stumpe’s carries a wide variety of herbs to use in your home cooked meals like Stevia which is sweeter than sugar but has no calories, golden oregano, lemon balm which smells like fresh cut lemons, Perilla which is beautiful in a salad and a large selection of dried herbs as well. If you are looking for something to enhance your health in the new year, a number of herbs can fit the bill, such as St. John’s Wort which works as an antidepressant as well as an antibacterial. You can also find Rosemary at Stumpe’s, which is called for in many dishes, but also has been found to help with muscle soreness, dandruff control, cold symptoms, fatigue and many others. For further information on the items they offer go to www.stumpenursery.com. Stumpe’s Backyard Nursery’s goal is to provide customers with healthy plants, shrubs, trees and fresh homegrown fruits and vegetables. Stumpe offers several fruits and vegetables like; onions, okra, tomatoes, green bell pepper, sweet banana pepper jalapenos, peas, sweet potatoes, zucchini and cabbage, just to name a few! For more information contact Stumpe Backyard Nursery at stumpenursery@aol.com or by phone 256-764-9668. They are located at 2614 County Road 30, Florence, AL if you would like to go by and see their beautiful place or you can also find their plants and produce at the Lauderdale County Farmers Market. Here are some recipes that could be used with fresh vegetables they produce: ZUCCHINI GARDEN BAKE1 cup grated zucchini 1 cup chopped tomato 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese 1 cup milk 2 eggs 1/2 cup Bisquick 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper Preheat oven to 400. Grease a pie plate. Sprinkle zucchini, tomato, onion and cheese into pie plate. Place remaining ingredients into a blender and blend for 30 seconds until smooth. Pour into pie plate. Bake until knife inserted into center comes out clean. Approximately 35 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Garnish with sliced tomato and zucchini. CROCKPOT POTATO SOUP
8 cups of chopped, peeled potatoes
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 pd. of bacon, crisp. drained and crumbled (optional)
1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
3 cans of chicken broth
1 can of cream of chicken soup
1/4 teas. pepper In a 4 quart crockpot, stir together the potatoes and onions. Stir in bacon.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, chicken broth, soup, and pepper. Add the mixture to the crockpot.
Cover and cook the soup on low heat for 8 to 10 hours or on high heat for 4 to 5 hours. mash potatoes before serving to make it thicker. Can also substiute the cream cheese for sour cream with evaporated milk. This is a great comfort food, for church socials, great with grilled cheese sandwich. You're going to LOVE IT!
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