Tonight I wanted something light to go with open-faced chicken salad sandwiches. I had beautiful fresh zucchini from the garden, babied through our first frost with a blanket. I had cherry tomatoes but opted not to use them; instead I opened a can of organic diced tomatoes. This soup is so simple but so good. [...]
Archive for the ‘Dutch oven’ Category
Sometimes, the simplest is the best: tomato-zucchini soup
Posted in Cooking And Baking, cream, dinner, dinner, Dutch oven, Food, garlic, herbs, recipes, soup, summer squash, tomato, zucchini, tagged cooking, Food, recipe, recipes on October 25, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Tuscan Minestrone with petite meatballs (or without)
Posted in beans, bread, carrots, cast iron, cheese, Cooking And Baking, dinner, dinner, Dutch oven, Food, frugal living, garlic, health, herbs, Italian, onions, recipes, slow cooker recipe, soup, turkey, vegetarian, whole grains, zucchini, tagged dinner, economy, Food, health, recipes on October 4, 2010 | 15 Comments »
When doctors and nutritionists point to the healthiness of the “Mediterranean diet,” too many people think, “Oh, I can eat lasagna loaded with cheese and meat and be healthy.” I do believe that there are times for lasagna, but I know that even made with whole grains and organic products or even spinach that it’s [...]
Giveaway Winner!
Posted in camping, cast iron, Dutch oven, tagged blogging, camping, Food on October 3, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Readers, it’s official. We have a winner! Earlier today I compiled your entries in the first-ever Ozark Homesteader blog giveaway for a 2-quart camping Dutch oven and lid lifter. I placed the entries in my favorite fall decor, a pumpkin dish and Mr. Homesteader shuffled the entries and then drew one out. I was hoping [...]
our first giveaway: camping Dutch oven with lid lifter!
Posted in camping, cast iron, Dutch oven, economy, frugal living, tagged family, Food, giveaway, life, recipes, travel on September 18, 2010 | 98 Comments »
Dear readers, I’m always so surprised that anyone visits my little blog, and I want to thank you with my first giveaway. I’ve known from day one that I want to share some of my favorite things with you, whether that’s recipes or products. This spring I was privileged enough to win two beautiful pottery [...]
Yes, I’m a little evil: crisp, tender onion rings, baked or fried
Posted in beer, bread, chile, Dutch oven, eggs, Food, organic food, tagged cooking, dinner, Food, recipes on September 6, 2010 | 6 Comments »
We eat pretty healthy around the homestead, but every once in a while we get a hankering for something a little naughty in the food department. Last night it was onion rings. Mr. Homesteader asked for them; I made ‘em. Like my incredibly easy cheese sauce and way-too-quick chocolate sauce, I hesitate to post this [...]
Too hot to roast a chicken inside? Dutch oven it!
Posted in baking, cast iron, chicken, comfort food, Cooking And Baking, dinner, dinner, Dutch oven, family, Food, frugal living, garlic, herbs, tagged cooking, dinner, Food, recipes on August 11, 2010 | 13 Comments »
You can make just about anything in an outdoor Dutch oven that you can make in an oven in the house. Yesterday I roasted a whole chicken from Falling Sky Farm with rosemary, garlic, and lemons in a 12-quart Dutch oven in the back yard. The process is so simple that I hesitate to post [...]
Cool weather, adjusting our ideas for garden and kitchen (with a roasted rosemary chicken recipe!)
Posted in cast iron, chicken, comfort food, Cooking And Baking, dinner, dinner, Dutch oven, Food, frugal living, herbs, nature, onions, recipes, turkey, tagged dinner, family, Food, gardening, recipe, recipes, Thanksgiving, weather on May 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
We’ve had more unseasonably cool weather. Today the temperatures struggled to get out of the 50s F, when ordinarily we’d be at least 80 degrees F for the daytime high. These cool temperatures make me rethink both kitchen and garden. Tonight for dinner, for instance, I served up a variation on Thanksgiving, with my treasured [...]
Chinookan hot pot: another dispatch from Portland
Posted in Cooking And Baking, Dutch oven, fish, Food, tagged family, Food, history, nature, photography, recipes on March 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Earlier this week I had a chance to visit the Cathlapotle Plankhouse, a reproduction of one of the many Chinookan plankhouses that Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery visited on their way to the Pacific Ocean. The Cathlapotle Plankhouse captures the spirit of the fascinating cedar, multi-family dwellings in which Chinookan people lived more than [...]
Golden Chicken with dried apricots and mushrooms
Posted in almonds, camping, cast iron, chicken, Cooking And Baking, dried fruit, Dutch oven, family, Food, onions, rice, whole grains, tagged camping, chicken, cooking, dinner, family, Food, health, photography, recipes on March 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Somehow when you combine a few ingredients and a few spices from the pantry in a Dutch oven, you can get a dish that is much greater than the sum of its parts: it comes out golden brown, with its own sauce and a blend of flavors that are comforting and tangy and potentially a [...]
Old-Fashioned Popcorn!: re-season your cast iron
Posted in cast iron, Cooking And Baking, Dutch oven, Food, popcorn, Uncategorized, tagged butter, cast iron, cooking, Dutch oven, environment, family, Food, popcorn, recipes, stove top on January 13, 2010 | 26 Comments »
Copyright 2010 Ozarkhomesteader. Short excerpts with full links are welcome. Seasoning cast iron can be an unpleasant task. Lodge Manufacturing, the best American cast iron company, recommends re-seasoning using vegetable shortening and a hot oven for an hour. The Lodge method works, but it leaves the house smelling of overcooked vegetable shortening, plus it uses [...]
