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 [...]
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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 »
Homemade Vegetable Soup (with or without meat): a bowl full of coziness
Posted in beans, carrots, celery, corn, cornbread, Food, frugal living, health, locavore, okra, onions, organic food, organic gardening, slow cooker recipe, soup, Southern food, turkey, vegetarian, whole grains, tagged cooking, Crock Pot, dinner, family, Food, health, okra, recipes, slow cooker, soup, Southern food, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian on January 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I learned this recipe for vegetable soup from my Georgia grandmother. She made it with whatever meat she had on hand, often pot roast. My mother rarely made pot roast, so she cooked up ground beef. I use whatever poultry I have on hand, but you could easily make this a tasty, healthy vegan soup [...]
Beans, Cornbread, and Greens: a frugal, healthy Southern classic
Posted in beans, carrots, cast iron, celery, Cooking And Baking, cornbread, cucumber, Dutch oven, economy, family, frugal living, ham, health, onions, Pickle, slow cooker recipe, Southern food, turkey, vegetarian, whole grains, tagged beans, Crock Pot, environment, family, Food, greens, ham, history, recipes, slow cooker, Southern food, stove top on January 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Copyright 2010 Ozarkhomesteader. Short excerpts with full links are welcome. Beans and ham, beans and cornbread, navy bean soup, ham-bone soup, Senate bean soup: no matter what you call it, this old Southern favorite that’s not quite soup, not quite vegetable stew can include pork ham, turkey ham, or no animal flesh at all. The [...]
Old-Fashioned Grits or Polenta, the Easiest Way
Posted in Cooking And Baking, frugal living, grits, Italian, polenta, slow cooker recipe, whole grains, tagged easy, Food, grits, health, polenta, slow cooker, Southern food, winter breakfast on November 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I’m betting that by now most people know that whole grains are better for you than refined flours, that old-fashioned oats, either steel-cut or rolled, are much better for you than quick-cook oats. When it comes to oats, even old-fashioned rolled oats are easy and quick to cook, so they are a natural choice. What [...]
