Tag Archives: fresh produce

Stuffed Cabbage Leaves and Roast

Hello! It’s been a crazy year so far. Everyone keeps getting sick and the weather was extremely weird for around here. It snowed which is very unusual for this area… our CSA wasn’t able to deliver any fresh vegetables to … Continue reading

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Beef, pepper, and cabbage stew!

Hello! We didn’t fall of the face of the earth, but we did get very busy and ended up mostly grilling steaks during the summer which wasn’t terribly thrilling to write about. By the time the fall came, we were … Continue reading

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Shepherd’s Pie – take 2

I decided to give shepherd’s pie another try after my first successful attempt. This was was a little different and I only made enough for our family this time. We received some lovely ears of corn from our CSA last … Continue reading

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Sandy’s Vegetarian Chili – basic recipe

Tonight I’m making a brand new, never before tried version of this recipe: *2 large sliced Onions *1/2 cup of Olive or Vegetable Oil *6 stalks of Celery (optional) *2-3 Bell Peppers (chopped coarsely) *4-5 Carrots (sliced) *6-10 Garlic Cloves … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Chicken-fried (cube) Steak, biscuits, roast potatoes, collard greens, and gravy!

Ahh, chicken-fried steak, a positive delight of Southern cooking!  For those of you who have not been anywhere near a Cracker Barrel in your life or, like me, you were raised a Yankee, bless your hearts; you just don’t know … Continue reading

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Cube Steak, Veggies & Polenta — Good combination, execution needs improvement

OK, here’s a recipe that didn’t turn out well; I’ll run through the ingredients and procedure and then postulate about what went wrong. Continue reading

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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

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Leftovers

As you may or may not have noticed, we tend to make meals large enough to have leftovers at least for the next day’s lunch, if not for a day or so longer. Leftovers are a wonderful thing in our … Continue reading

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