Ditch the Box

  Have you ever eaten a meal that later made you feel nauseous, bloated or gave you a headache?  Do you know what you ate that made you feel so bad?  It turns out that there are a lot of things in processed food that you might not be expecting and if you don’t read [...]

  Congratulations to Carolsue – the winner of the Cooking Planit Spice Giveaway!  Thanks to everyone who participated and for the great suggestions on how to use the spices. You can still enter to win on other blogs participating in the giveaway. 2013 COOKING PLANIT SPICE GIVEAWAY PARTICIPANTS Start Date Stop Date Site 1 Site [...]

  Butter Onion, chopped Red Cabbage, chopped – you can use green cabbage instead. Peach Creek Farm German Sausage, sliced – you could use any smoked sausage, bratwurst, Red Potatoes, quartered Shiner Bock Spicy Mustard for garnish Melt a tablespoon of butter in a stock or bean pot. Saute the onion until transparent. Add the [...]

  5 pounds of beefbones (often labeled soup bones) 2 pounds beef chuck 2-3 tablespoons of grated ginger 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped 2 yellow onions, peeled and chopped 1/4 cup fish sauce 1 tablespoon sea salt 2 bunches of Daikon radishes, peeled 1 small onion, sliced very thin 3 spring green onions, chopped 1 bunch of [...]

  1 bunch of turnips, without the greens 4 tbsps butter or about 1/4 cup milk salt and pepper, to taste Do a rough chop on the turnips, place them in a pot and cover them with water.  (Like you would to make mashed potatoes.  I don’t peel the turnips but you can if you [...]

  I learned to fry okra from my dad and he liked it pretty simple. Since I was cooking for the kids, I used salt and pepper for the spice. If I’m cooking for adults, I’ll throw some cayenne into the mix. 1 lb okra, rinsed and cut into bite size pieces 1 pint buttermilk [...]