I wish I would have thought about taking a picture of the carrot before I sliced it up so that you could see what a real carrot looks like. It’s lumpy, bulbous and covered in dirt. The carrot I used for this salad was probably just under two inches in diameter. Anyway, I’ll explain the [...]
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spaghetti and brats
I had an extra packet of mac ‘n’ cheese sauce mix lying around. Amazingly, this was made from stuff we had in the fridge.
1 lb of spaghetti
1 lb bratwurst, sliced into 1 inch pieces
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced or 1 tbsp garlic powder
2 tbsp olive oil
1 can of diced tomatoes
1 c [...]
my aunt’s stuffing
My aunt made this amazing stuffing for Christmas dinner. I know it’s not Christmas day anymore but it’s okay to have a family dinner the Monday after. I honestly think this is the tastiest stuffing I’ve had.
6 cups crumbled cornbread (to be cooked prior to this)
4 apples (cooking apples)
2 sprigs parsley
2 sprigs sage
2 sprigs rosemary
2 [...]
Keld’s Christmas hors d’oeuvres
Keld asked me to post this. This is a little something he whipped up, and it was quite tasty.
1 loaf Italian sourdough bread, sliced and toasted
1 package dehydrated sun-dried tomatoes
pear juice (or any kind of juice, wine or water)
2 cloves garlic
2-3 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper
sliced onion (we did it raw, but I would try [...]
spaghetti dinner
Things have been tough lately and I’m sure most people can agree. For the next few months I will be sharing recipes that depend upon canned goods other items that people receive from the food bank. I’ve known a lot of people that have had to rely on charity from others recently and these are [...]
hamburger rice zucchini
1/2 lb ground beef
2 cups cooked rice
2 teaspoons yellow curry
1 zucchini
Dollop stone ground mustard
Splash of Worcestershire
Olive oil
Salt
Black Pepper
Orange zest
Start with cooking your rice because it can cook while we prep everything else. Once your rice is boiling, turn the heat down and simmer on a low heat for about thirty minutes.
While the rice is cooking [...]
july roasted carrots
Small handful of early picked carrots
Small bunch of celery
Small handful of cashews
Splash of olive oil
Pinch of oregano
Dash of sea salt
Dash of black pepper
Using some of the vegetables I obtained from the farm, I decided to roast them. I had some fresh carrots that were still tiny so I just rinsed them and tossed them into [...]
june tomato surprise
1 tomato
3 leaves romaine lettuce
salt
pinch of garlic powder or slivered garlic
basil
oregano
capers
parsley
olive oil
balsamic vinegar
Prep time on this is, like, five minutes. Slice your tomato, arrange on three leaves of rinsed romaine lettuce, sprinkle generously with salt and sprinkle with garlic. Sprinkle some capers, whole. Top with fine parsley and then drizzle with oil then a tiny [...]
june salad
Vinaigrette:
1 part olive oil
3/4 part red wine vinegar
Pinch of salt
Dash of dried basil leaves
Pinch of black pepper
Drops of sesame seed oil
Pinch of garlic powder
With the oil in a bowl, add your dry ingredients first and allow a few minutes for the oil to infuse. Add the pure sesame seed oil and then whisk in the [...]
