I’m headed out to celebrate the new year with friends but wanted to give you a teaser of an appetizer I’m taking: barbeque sausage-cheddar bites. These are a lighter, tastier variation on the bisquick sausage balls of the 1970s and 1980s. I made them with turkey sausage, a good smokey-maple barbeque sauce, local raw-milk cheddar, [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Six Months Away? when eating in season means no fresh tomatoes
Posted in Food, frugal living, gardening, locavore, seed, tomato, Uncategorized, winter gardening, tagged environment, Food, gardening, tomatoes on December 31, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Okay, I’ll admit it. When I have a hankering for a summer-fresh tomato in December, it can be hard sticking to a pledge to eating locally and in season. Darn those June photos of tomatoes! I reassure myself two ways. First, I know that any tomato I buy anywhere near here in December will taste [...]
The “Dirty Dozen”: Selecting Seed for Your Garden, Part 2
Posted in celery, Food, gardening, health, organic food, organic gardening, seed, winter gardening, tagged environment, Food, lettuce, organic food, organic gardening, pesticide, spinach, strawberries, sweet peppers on December 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A few years ago the non-profit Environmental Working Group released its “dirty dozen,” a list of the produce that generally has the highest rates of pesticides. On the list were peaches, apples, sweet bell peppers, celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, pears, grapes (imported), spinach, lettuce, and potatoes. In many locales, home gardeners can plant the trees and [...]
Great Seed Collections: Selecting Seed for Your Garden, Part 1
Posted in economy, frugal living, gardening, organic food, organic gardening, seed, winter gardening, tagged economy, Food, frugal, gardening, organic gardening on December 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Some of my favorite seed suppliers almost all have fabulous collections of seeds either in single packets or groups of packets. Today I’ll highlight a few multi-pack collections. Botanical Interests offers several gift-wrapped multipacks, including kids’ favorite seeds to grow, Italian favorites, bountiful harvest, fragrant flowers, and Asian cuisine. Renee’s Garden’s multi-pack collections include a [...]
Double Delicious Apple Muffins: yummy goodness!
Posted in apple, breakfast, cast iron, comfort food, Cooking And Baking, currants, Dutch oven, Food, frugal living, health, organic food, raisins, Uncategorized, walnut, whole grains, tagged apples, breakfast, Food, health, oats, organic food, snack, walnuts, whole grains on December 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Copyright Ozarkhomesteader 2009, just like the rest of the blog. Feel free to post short excerpts with full links to this blog. I like to mix up muffins regularly because they give us healthy, wholesome breakfasts and healthy snacks for little money. Making muffins from scratch only takes a few more minutes than making [...]
Shepherd’s Pot Pie: Using Holiday Leftovers
Posted in butternut squash, carrots, cast iron, celery, Christmas food, comfort food, Cooking And Baking, CSA, farmer's market, Food, frugal living, locavore, onions, organic food, potatoes, turkey, tagged carrots, celery, Food, green beans, leftovers, mashed potatoes, onions, pot pie, shepherd's pie, turkey on December 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Tonight I’m just not sure what to make for dinner. We have few things that “have to” be eaten except for leftovers. I thought of making turkey pot pie, but that would leave the potatoes. I thought of making shepherd’s pie, but I’d prefer to make it with ground meat. So I’ve decided to make [...]
Free Food, Free Flowers: letting your garden go to seed
Posted in economy, Food, frugal living, gardening, organic food, organic gardening, Uncategorized, tagged flowers, Food, free, gardening, seed, sustainable gardening on December 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A dying garden can be depressing, but it can also hold the seeds of your future, literally. This spring I let some red winter kale go to seed and then gathered the spiky seed pods to keep through the summer. I scattered them on the ground a couple of weeks ago, and now I have [...]
Merry Christmas!
Posted in Christmas, Christmas food, comfort food, Cooking And Baking, economy, Food, frugal living, tagged Christmas, Food, holiday on December 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We are visiting family outside the Ozarks tonight, but we are getting snow here and expect to find snow at home too. A white Christmas is always a beautiful gift! I want to wish all of my readers a merry Christmas. Thank you for visiting the blog! If you, like so many Americans, are suffering [...]
Make Christmas Morning Easy: Breakfast Casserole
Posted in breakfast, cast iron, cheese, Christmas food, comfort food, Cooking And Baking, Food, frugal living, turkey, whole grains, tagged breakfast casserole, cheese, comfort food, eggs, Food, holidays, turkey sausage, whole grain on December 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I first had breakfast casserole in 1980, when my great-grandmother died. It’s hard to believe that it was three decades ago. I’d love to know more about the bigger history of this dish, but for now I’m content with the family history. Dear family friends brought the casserole to the house, and it became an [...]
Once You Get the Hang of Plain Grits . . . It’s Time for Grits Casserole!
Posted in breakfast, cheese, comfort food, Food, frugal living, grits, Southern food, turkey, tagged breakfast food, Food, grits, grits casserole, polenta, Southern food on December 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Grits can be really good comfort food. Grits casserole elevates them to big-family breakfast. Start with either the crock pot/slow cooker or stove top method of grits. Season your grits to taste with salt and pepper. Then you can add eggs and sausage or bacon and cheese and bake and Mmmmmmmm. First, add a bit [...]
