Bone Broth

Bones, with the marrow, if possible Carrots Celery Leeks Onion Garlic Bay leaf Herbs: thyme, rosemary, tarragon, or a combination Whole peppercorns, if you have them Brown the bones in a hot oven. Place in a crock pot bowl. Add at least three carrots (cut in pieces), three stalks of celery (cut in pieces, include …

The Best Green Beans

1 pound green beans, trimmed and snapped into 1-inch pieces (frozen is fine) 1/2 pound bacon, ham, or sausage 1 small onion, chopped 1-3 garlic cloves, minced Chicken broth Salt & pepper In a dry skillet, over low heat, brown meat, adding a bit of oil, if necessary. Remove to a paper-towel-lined plate. Add onion …

My Favorite Broccoli

My Favorite Broccoli 1 pound of broccoli, cut up (frozen is fine, thawed & drained first) 1-2 T. olive oil Juice of 1-2 blood oranges, or other citrus fruit salt & pepper Heat olive oil in pan set over medium heat. Add broccoli. Cook until tender-crisp. Add citrus juice. Cook until juice has thickened or …

Mackerel Patties

Mackerel Patties 1 can mackerel, drained and backbones removed 1/2 sleeve of Saltines, crushed 2 eggs 1/2 small onion, minced or 1 tsp onion powder Salt and pepper, to taste Vegetable oil, for frying. Heat enough oil to cover the bottom of a medium skillet. Mix all ingredients together, except oil. Form into patties. Fry …

Redbud Blossom Tea

Last year I was obsessed with tea. Any kind of tea. While looking through my Facebook feed, I came across a post that said redbud tree blossoms are good for tea. Huh? So, I then just HAD to find some redbud trees as the only one on our entire five acres just happened to die …

Mint Pesto

Mint, wonderful mint...wonderful, invasive mint...wonderful, invasive, what am I going to do with it all? mint. I planted a small patch of mint (can't even remember what kind of mint) in my garden a couple of years ago. I wish I hadn't. Mint spreads very effectively. It sends of runners under the ground. Wherever you …