RECIPES

[EB-80/8inPA 1,939]

16 minutes ago, Kennedy said:

 

Vacuum bag kraut.

 

I never tried making sauerkraut but that sounds like a pretty easy, low risk thing to try.  Thanks for the suggestion!

[Pullstart 68,557]

 

This was yummy the other night!

 

I was going to incorporate the black stone for meat and veggies, but it required me to simmer taco seasoning and water in the mix for a while, so I did prep inside and finished it outside.

 

First, get some frozen southern hash browns and thaw them out.  The recipe I loosely followed called for WITH onions and peppers, but the store didn’t have any.

 

I used about 2 lbs of ground venison, but had some left over.  It was great with chips!  So 1-1/2 lbs would suffice.  Brown the meat in a big skillet, with some butter.  Recipe calls for oil.  I prefer butter.

Add a chopped onion, and three chopped bell peppers.  (Recipe says 1/2 onion, but my taters didn’t have any onions or peppers.)

Mix a packet of taco seasoning and 3/4 cup water into the meat, and simmer until the water dissipates.  (I used two packets for the extra goodies, and 1-1/2 cups.  I could have gotten away with a bit less water for quicker simmer time.)

Layer the hasbrowns into a casserole dish, or foil pan.  I greased it with crisco.

 

Layer the meat on top.

 

The recipe calls for chopped tomatoes, but I subbed a jar of salsa.  Add maters or salsa, mixed with a can or diced green chiles, layered on top.

 

Mix equal parts sour cream, mayonnaise, and shredded sharp cheddar cheese, and layer as well.  I used about 1-1/2 cups of each.  If I were to do this again, I’d go with 2 cups of each.

 

Top with another equal part shredded cheese.  I measured with my heart.

 

The recipe calls for baking in the oven at 375 for 30 minutes.  I smoked it at 300 for about an hour and a half, then cranked it to 450 for 10 minutes to help melt the cheese a bit more.

 

 

[Treepep 946]

 

 

Making the food warm with you heart for the humans you care about is the only way to go @Pullstart.  Rinse and uh repeat

[Pullstart 68,557]

I tried some smoked spaghetti the other day.  I used GF noodles so Jada could have some too.  Apparently those noodles do what they do like in the video.  The second pan was for a meal train for some

friends who’s recovering from a surgery in the family.
 

 

[Ed Kennell 43,899]

  Finally some real food.   Diet restriction is over.

 

  Home fried taters and onions, Amish free range eggs, my venison sausage patty, rye toast, OJ, green tea with raw honey.

 

[adsm08 3,916]

Chipolte Chicken Tacos:

 

This was a Kraft kit, that was discontinued, then the wife reverse engineered it.

 

Ingredients: 1-2 lbs cubed chicken. (2 lbs feeds ~ 4 people with some leftovers.), Chipolte Ranch dressing, Shredded "Fiesta blend" or Taco cheese, green tomato salsa, soft taco shells ( I use small ones, use whatever size you want).

 

Cook cubed chicken in a frying pan until fully cooked.

Remove from heat then mix in chipolte ranch dressing. 

Place chicken in taco shells (amount will vary with size of shell) and roll, then place in glass cooking pan.

Spread green tomato salsa over top of tacos in pan, then sprinkle with cheese.

Bake 10 minutes at 350 to melt cheese.

Eat.

[adsm08 3,916]

On 9/18/2025 at 9:33 PM, EB-80/8inPA said:

I never tried making sauerkraut but that sounds like a pretty easy, low risk thing to try.  Thanks for the suggestion!

 

You should try making Kimchi. I think you just bury some cabbage in a clay pot, then come back in 50 to 100 years.

[Razorback 1,208]

On 1/9/2024 at 9:46 AM, Pullstart said:

Please do share!  I have a feeling that the gluten isn’t always the issue, it’s the chemicals and pesticides used on gluten type fields that really mess with people.  Anyway, we have one child who has cut out the gluten.  It has healed her gut in pretty amazing ways!

Kind of late to this conversation, but............ I am 100% sure our society's "gluten" problem really IS the crap they do to our food. And, I believe "they" pin people's gut issues on "gluten" to divert attention from things like glyphosate (RoundUp) they spray on the plants while they are growing, AND just before harvest to speed up the drying process. (If a plant can withstand RoundUp, I sure don't want it in MY body.)

Several years back, we changed to non-GMO and organic grains and meals.....there just happens to be an honest-to-goodness grist mill approximately 25 miles from us near Eureka Springs, AR called War Eagle Mill, which was originally started in the 1830's! It's on it's 4th building now... I think 2 were washed away by floods, one was burned during the Civil War. Anyway, if you'd like a wonderful source for good, clean products, look them up. You only have to order more than $24.95 to get free shipping. That comes in handy when we order 25-pound bags of flour, corn meal, oatmeal (this IS gluten free), and 7-grain cereal. They also have really nice pancake/waffle mixes (which is how we first found them.... after purchasing a NEW cast iron waffle maker from Appalachian Cast Iron Co.)

[ebinmaine 75,997]

5 hours ago, adsm08 said:

 

You should try making Kimchi. I think you just bury some cabbage in a clay pot, then come back in 50 to 100 years.

 

I've never made it but knew someone who did. 

He was elderly. 

I didn't realize he had started the process as a toddler.