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Author Archives: barefootbetsy
Betsy’s First Liver Attempt
The past few days have been a whirlwind of activity! I suppose holiday weekends usually are 🙂 Anyhow, we had a lovely time with friends and family and we ate some wonderful beef along the way! This past weekend we … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Recipes
Tagged balsamic vinegar, cabbage, cast iron skillet, collards, CSA, fresh produce, gravy, lemon juice, liver, liver gravy, liver recipe, local produce, onions, rice, tasty, Vidalia onion
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A Few Words Concerning Squash and CSAs
Squash is both intimidating and versatile. In fact, it’s the most intimidating food I’ve ever gotten in my CSA box. During the first two years that we were CSA members, I wasted countless squashes. This is saying quite a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Food Practicum
Tagged amazing, community supported agriculture, CSA, delicious, experiments, filler, healthy, inexpensive, local produce, squash, suggestions, tasty, versatile
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Minty Fried Rice
This isn’t exactly beef-related except that I made the rice with beef stock, but it turned out so well, I figure it’s worth posting! We had leftover basic rice in the fridge from last night, so I took some olive … Continue reading
Posted in Leftovers, Recipes, Stock
Tagged 15min, amazing, bone broth, collard greens, cranberries, CSA, delicious, green beans, leftovers, middle eastern flavor, mint, onions, recipe, rice, simple, squash, stock, sugar, tamari
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Food Prep and Plans
Okay – now I’m getting back in the groove after this past weekend! I’m processing some veggies and have picked out some meat to put in the fridge for the next week. We’re going to try some liver this week! … Continue reading
Posted in Food for the Week
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Leftovers with Ground Beef
As far as ground beef goes, we’re not particularly creative. Ground beef is usually our go-to meal if we’ve forgotten to set out a different cut of meat for that day or if we need something quick and easy. This … Continue reading
Posted in Family Stuff, Leftovers, Recipes
Tagged 10min, beef, busy, children, collard greens, collards, cooking, fresh produce, greens, hectic, leftovers, one dish meal, onions, peas, question, recipe, simple, squash, time-saving, vegetables
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Slow blogging week…
It’s been a slow blogging week – I apologize. We had some fun times with our kitchen drain clogging which meant that we really didn’t feel like prepping veggies or cooking much of anything since washing dishes was quite a … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged clogged drains, collard greens, collards, explanation, filler, greens, life, meat loaf, onions, plans
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British to Mexican
Yesterday we finished off the rest of the hand pies, but we still had some loose squash, meat, and greens left. So today we made a giant pot of beans and bought some tortillas, avocados, and sour cream (we keep … Continue reading
Posted in Leftovers, Recipes
Tagged 15min, avocado, beans, burritos, delicious, greens, leftovers, Mexican, salsa, sour cream, squash, time-saving
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Food for the Week:
I hope all the mothers out there had a lovely Mother’s Day yesterday! Mine went pretty well and I have a wonderful family ❤ Anyhow, that's partly why there was (yet another) delay in getting this post written. I will … Continue reading
Posted in Food for the Week
Tagged beets, collards, CSA, greens, local produce, onions, strawberries, vegetables
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Time
One of the most difficult aspects of cooking with whole foods is finding enough time to prepare the food. In the first few years we were members of a CSA (community supported agriculture), we wasted quite a bit of lovely, … Continue reading
Posted in Food Practicum
Tagged baby-wearing, beans, children, cooking, crunchy, CSA, freeze, fresh food, greens, healthy, help, how-to, ideas, lazy, local food, onions, potatoes, practical, preparation, quantity, scissors, time-consuming, time-saving, tips, whole foods, work
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Produce for the Week:
Once again the best laid plans of parents must fall to the wayside when there are sick children and broken cars involved! If you remember, our 2-year old daughter was sick in the middle of last week, and then today … Continue reading
Posted in Food for the Week
Tagged children, CSA, fresh produce, local produce, onions, peas, plans, potatoes, preparatian, spinach, sustainable, time-consuming, time-saving
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How to Eat a Side of Beef 