Radish Sandwich

What is this, you might be asking? Why does it warrant its own photo? This, my friends, is a crucial tool for making my new favorite sandwich. Radishes, butter, and salt on a slice of bread. You should try it, if it isn’t already a combination that you’ve discovered. (Oh, why didn’t someone tell me…

One Skillet Chicken and Dumplings

Here’s some comfort food for you. chicken (about 2 breasts or any chicken parts that you like, hacked up) 4 tbls. butter 1 large onion, diced 1/3 c. AP flour 3 cups chicken stock (or any amount of water + stock that equals 3 cups.) 6 or so large carrots, split into quarters 1/2 tsp….

Get the most from your gruel

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted, and I apologize.  Mostly we have just been eating out of the freezer or making some of our winter standbys, which we posted last winter.  I’ve been very thankful for the canned peaches and pears that I put away in the summer (and vow to can twice as many…

Root Vegetables are IN

Well, if all we have to eat are roots and the occasional kale, we may as well celebrate. Let’s pretend we love eating turnips. Let’s make them a fashionable fad. It seems, these days, that anyone who’s anyone is talking about <gasp!> root vegetables. roast ’em cream ’em or put ’em in a soup