Stuffed Pepper Soup

This is a great recipe to use up some of those fresh green bell peppers from the garden. Since my husband doesn't care of traditional stuffed peppers, I was looking for a good recipe for Stuffed Pepper Soup. My sister-in-law, Tracy, sent me one she had, and so did a few other foodie friends, so I took the basics of what they had and made it my own.  The results are this awesome soup, with just a little bit of spiciness.


Ingredients
1 lb. ground beef 1 can 14.5 oz. tomato sauce 1 can 14.5 oz. diced tomatoes, drained
1 can 14.5 oz. tomato soup
1/2 cup tomato salsa (mild, medium or hot) 1 cup long grain rice, cooked 1 cup bell peppers, chopped (about 3 medium sized peppers)
1 small onion, chopped 1/4 cup brown sugar
2-3 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. ground cumin Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Method

Dutch Oven - Brown ground beef and drain grease. Stir in remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30-40 minutes or until peppers are tender. Adjust all seasonings to taste. Top servings with shredded cheddar cheese.

Slow Cooker - Brown ground beef and drain. Put beef and all ingredients (except rice) in a slow cooker. Cook on low heat 4-6 hours. Adjust all seasonings to taste. Add rice just before serving. Top servings with shredded cheddar cheese.

Yield: 6 servings


Enjoy,
Mary

Fresh Pumpkin Puree

Not at all like the canned pumpkin you can buy in the store, fresh pumpkin puree is the color of butternut or acorn squash. The darkening of the pumpkin puree happens when the spices are added to it.

Every Fall I like to buy some small to medium-sized baking pumpkins from the farmers market and cook them for the fresh puree. I also keep the pumpkin seeds to roast as a healthy snack, which my grandsons love.



Did you know? It is one of the very low calorie vegetables. 100 g fruit provides just 26 calories and contains no saturated fats or cholesterol; however, it is rich in dietary fiber, anti-oxidants, minerals, vitamins. 

The vegetable is one of the food items recommended by dieticians in cholesterol controlling and weight reduction programs.

Pumpkin is a storehouse of many anti-oxidant vitamins such as vitamin-A, vitamin-C and vitamin-E. With 7384 mg per 100 g, it is one of the vegetables in the Cucurbitaceae family featuring highest levels of vitamin-A, providing about 246% of RDA. Vitamin A is a powerful natural anti-oxidant and is required by the body for maintaining the integrity of skin and mucus membranes. It is also an essential vitamin for good visual sight. Research studies suggest that natural foods rich in vitamin A help a body protects against lung and oral cavity cancers.

It is also an excellent source of many natural poly-phenolic flavonoid compounds such as α, ß carotenes, cryptoxanthin, lutein and zea-xanthin. Carotenes convert into vitamin A inside the body.

Zea-xanthin is a natural anti-oxidant which has UV (ultra-violet) rays filtering actions in the macula lutea in retina of the eyes. Thus, it helps protect from "age-related macular disease" (ARMD) in the elderly.

The fruit is a good source of B-complex group of vitamins like folates, niacin, vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), thiamin and pantothenic acid.
It is also rich source of minerals like copper, calcium, potassium and phosphorus.

Source - Nutrition and You

Scoop out seeds

Ingredients

2 small to medium sized baking pumpkins

1/2 cup water

Method

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut tops from pumpkins and split each one in half. Scoop out seeds, reserving seeds to roast if desired.  

Spray a large rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Place pumpkins cut side down on baking sheet. Pour 1/2 cup water onto baking sheet and place in the oven.

Roast pumpkins approx. 30 minutes, or until the outer rind is soft and a cooking fork pierces it easily. 

Remove from oven.  Using a large spatula, remove pumpkins from baking sheet and turn over to cool.

Once cool enough to handle, scrape the baked pumpkin puree from the rind; discard rind.

If using immediately, store pumpkin puree in the refrigerator several days or up to one week. For long-term storage, place 2 cups pumpkin puree into small freezer containers and freeze. Keeps well up to one year.

 

Use fresh pumpkin puree in place of plain canned pumpkin in your favorite recipes.

Yield:  6 cups

Enjoy,

Mary

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Beef Bone Broth

Updated and Revised October 2021

We purchase a side of beef every year with friends, and among the many cuts of grass-fed Angus beef we bring home, are several packages of beef bones. They are perfect to make Beef Bone Broth with; I just have to wait for a "cool" fall day to get started.

Of course you can also buy beef knuckle and marrow bones at the grocery store. You need to look for meaty bones since they make the best bone broth.

Roasting Beef Bones

Much more rich and nutritious than beef stock, bone broth is typically made with beef bones which contain a small amount of meat adhering to the bones. As with most bone broths, the bones are roasted first to improve the flavor of the bone broth. Bone broths are simmered for a very long period of time (36-48 hours). This long cooking time helps to remove as many minerals and nutrients as possible from the bones.

after slow cooking 48 hours

What are the benefits of Beef Bone Broth? Bone broths are extraordinarily rich in nutrients – particularly minerals and amino acids. Bone broths are a good source of amino acids – particularly arginine, glycine and proline. Glycine supports the bodies detoxification process and is used in the synthesis of hemoglobin, bile salts and other naturally-occurring chemicals within the body. Glycine also supports digestion and the secretion of gastric acids. Proline, especially when paired with vitamin C, supports good skin health. Bone broths are also rich in gelatin which improves collagen status, thus supporting skin health. (source:  Nourished Kitchen)

Bones all clean! The marrow and nutrients from the bones are in the bone broth.

What are some uses for beef bone broth? Any time a recipe calls for beef stock, use the bone broth. Use it as a beef base in soups, braising meat, gravies, stews, sauces, and reductions. It can also be used to saute or roast vegetables. 

After the beef tallow solidifies remove it from the top of the bone broth

RECIPE
Ingredients

4-6 lbs. beef bones

4 quarts water (and more as needed)

2 tbls. apple cider vinegar (do not skip this - it helps to extract minerals from the bones)

2 stalks celery

2 carrots
1 onion, quartered
2 tsp. garlic powder
2 bay leaves

Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Preheat oven to 425. Roast bones in a large roasting pan for 30 minutes, or until nicely browned. Remove from oven.

Place bones, water, vinegar, celery, carrots, onion, bay leaves, garlic, salt and pepper in a large slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 36 to 48 hours, adding a bit more water as necessary to cover bones. There will be some reduction as it cooks down which you want. The longer it cooks the more nutrient-dense it becomes.

Remove bones from broth and strain broth through a colander, removing all solids.

Allow to cool in the refrigerator until fat rises to the top and solidifies.

Remove fat which has solidified into "beef tallow." The fat forms from the marrow of the beef bones. Save the fat by cutting into wedges, wrapping in plastic wrap and freezing. Before using, bring to room temperature. When kept at room temperature, beef tallow remains pliable, almost like soft butter. Cook with tallow in lieu of olive oil or butter. The ingredient has a high smoke point, too, so it's great for deep frying and any cooking that requires high heat.

Freeze or pressure can beef bone broth.

Pressure canning:  Fill pint or quart canning jars leaving a 1-inch head-space. Process pints 20 minutes and quarts 25 minutes at 11 lbs. pressure.

Cook's note - the bone broth will be gelatinous and look much like beef jello, which is completely normal. It will thin out and become liquid again once heated.

Enjoy,

Mary

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New England Clam Chowder

I grew up most of my childhood in New England, in a few small towns located on the coast. One of these towns was Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Since we only lived a couple of blocks away, my dad would go down to one of the local fish markets several times per week, and depending on the season, or what was "fresh off the boat," bring home swordfish, cod, haddock, clams, quahogs, lobster and more. 

We had fish steamed or grilled, clams and quahogs steamed or in my dad's New England Clam Chowder, baked-stuffed lobster and so many more fresh seafood delicacies! 

The harbor was always bustling with people, and there was an old bandstand where you could go down and listen to music and dance on Friday or Saturday nights in the summer. My parents took us down there quite frequently and I have fond memories of those nights.

Recently I ventured into Off The Hook Seafood Market here in South Carolina, and I've been a customer ever since the first day I walked in. Fresh wild caught South Carolina shrimp, sea scallops, sea bass, salmon and more awaited me, along with some awesome little neck clams. 

Time to make my dad's New England Clam Chowder, a "true to its roots" chowder, enjoyed for the fresh clams and lovely broth it cooks in. There is no flour or added thickener, just clam juice, butter, cream, 1/2 and 1/2, potatoes, onions and clams. This time I pressure canned some Little Neck Clams and the Clam Juice so I could make my own.

RECIPE

Ingredients
2 dozen fresh Little Neck Clams, steamed and diced
4 cups clam juice (reserved from steaming the fresh clams)
1 small onion, diced
2 tbls. butter
1-2 medium potatoes, diced small
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup 1/2 and 1/2 or heavy cream
Course-ground black pepper

Method
Steam clams in 4 cups water until clams open; turn off burner.  Remove clams from the water, reserving "clam juice" made by the boiling water. Remove clams from shells and cut into small pieces. 

In a medium size sauce pan, melt butter over medium-high heat and stir in onions, sauteing until translucent. 

Add 4 cups of the reserved clam juice and the diced potatoes. Continue to cook over medium-high heat until potatoes are cooked through. 

Add cream, 1/2 and 1/2 and the diced clams. Sprinkle in some course-ground black pepper to taste. Continue cooking until clams are hot. Serve immediately.

Servings: 2 large or 4 small

Enjoy,
Mary

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Garlic, Cheese, Sausage Grits Cakes

With a little prior planning you can kick up those grits to another level with these yummy Garlic, Cheese, Sausage Grits Cakes. Perfect served with cooked farm fresh eggs, or they're great on their own with a side dish of fresh fruit.

Ingredients
1 cup water
pinch salt
1 tsp. butter
3 tbls. grits
1 sausage patty, cooked and crumbled
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 tsp. garlic powder

Method
Bring water, salt and butter to a boil over high heat.  Add grits, stir to mix well; reduce heat to low, cover and cook stirring occasionally until grits are cooked and thickened. Remove from heat.

Line a small bread pan (5.75 x 3-inch) with plastic wrap, enough to overlap and cover all sides.

Mix cooked grits with cooked and crumbled sausage, cheddar cheese and garlic powder and spoon mixture into prepared pan.

Bring sides of plastic wrap up and over to cover mixture.  Refrigerate several hours, or overnight, until grits are well set and firm.

When ready to cook, remove from refrigerator and slice into 1-inch thick slices.  Spray an electric fry pan with some cooking spray. Place grits cakes in pan, cover and fry 2 minutes per side over 350 heat, turning only once. Grits cakes are delicate and will fall apart easily with too much handling.

Serve alone or top with a fried farm fresh egg and a side of fresh fruit.  Delicious!

Yield: 6 slices

*Cook's note - recipe is easily doubled

Enjoy,
Mary

Liver and Onions with Bacon

Beef liver from 100% grass-fed Angus beef at Hill Creek Farms - Hartsville is tender, delicious and totally amazing.  My mom taught me to love liver, and we had it occasionally when I was a girl. I also know many people who don't, my husband among them. 

Yes, it's an acquired taste, one you probably need to experience when you are young, such as I was when I first tasted it.

My mom always cooked it with bacon, and plenty of caramelized onions, sauteed' in the bacon grease. Then she added the liver, which took on all those delicious flavors.  It was so good.

RECIPE
Ingredients
1 package beef liver (preferably from 100% grass-fed beef)

Bacon strips (enough for 2 strips per person)

1-2 large onions, sliced into rings

Method

In a large electric skillet or large fry pan, cook bacon until crispy.  Remove and drain bacon on paper towels.

Add sliced onion to bacon grease and cook until translucent and caramelized. Remove onions with a slotted spoon, place in a bowl and let sit.

Add beef liver to pan, cover with lid and cook 5 minutes per side, or until liver is firm and cooked through.

Remove liver from pan and serve each piece topped with 2 strips of bacon and lots of caramelized onions.

Enjoy,

Mary

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Chicken and Veggie Soup

Nothing beats making your own Chicken Stock, and the same can be said for your own Chicken and Veggie Soup. 

I recently received a free rooster (cleaned and processed) from a good farm friend, Paradise Acres Farm, for my slow cooker.  Well I knew when I got it I wanted to "put it up" somehow, I just wasn't sure how exactly, until I decided to make Chicken and Veggie Soup.

When the rooster is slow cooked with water, carrots, onions, celery and spices in a stock pot or slow cooker, the meat is very moist and tender. Because the rooster spends its day running around with the other chickens, it is typically somewhat lean, and the meat, even the breast meat, more resembles the dark meat of a chicken. The water and added vegetables make a flavorful stock and the meat literally falls off the bones.

Ingredients
1 small rooster or stewing chicken
1 onion, quartered
1-2 carrots cut in half
2 stalks celery, cut in half
Course ground black pepper
Sea salt or seasoned salt
Other spices as desired
Water to cover all

Method
Put all ingredients in a stock pot; add enough water to cover all (several quarts).  Cover and bring to a low boil over high heat.

Reduce heat and simmer 1-2 hours or until rooster/chicken is very tender.

Using a large slotted spoon, remove the chicken (be sure to get all bones) and let cool. Meanwhile remove stock from heat, strain stock removing all the veggies, and let sit while chicken cools.

Once the chicken is cool enough to handle, remove all the meat from the bones; discard bones. Cut meat into large size chunks.

Canning
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 large carrots, chopped
2 cups frozen or fresh green beans, chopped
2 cups frozen or fresh niblet corn
Fresh chicken stock (from above)
Chicken meat (from above)

Method
Using 3 or 4 quart canning jars, evenly add celery, carrots, green beans, corn and chicken to each jar. You want your ratio to be half solids and half liquid. Ladle hot stock over all leaving a 1-inch head-space.

Cover with rings and seals and pressure can at 11 lbs. pressure one (1) hour and 30 minutes.

Once canner has cooled, and pressure has released, remove lid partially and let jars sit inside canner another 10 minutes or so (you want them to cool down slowly to prevent any liquid from siphoning out).

Remove lid fully, then remove jars and let cool on a kitchen towel on your counter-top 24 hours. Jars are sealed when "button"  in the middle of the top of the lid is fully depressed, or you hear that wonderful "ping" sound. Store in pantry up to one year.

*Cook's note - Options when heating soup to serve:

• add 1 cup frozen cubed potatoes 
• serve over hot, cooked rice 
• mix 2 tbls. flour with 1 cup milk and add to soup to thicken and make more like a chowder
• top with shredded cheddar cheese, bacon crumbles, or diced green onion.

Yield: 3-4 quart jars

Enjoy,
Mary

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Butternut Squash Bread with Toasted/Salted Pecans

Recently I was gifted a beautiful Butternut Squash from my friend, Shabnam's personal garden. You can find her, and her lovely recipes, over on FlavorNSpice.  I love Butternut Squash, maybe that's why she sent me one ... because I begged ... and her squash was picture perfect.

Butternut Squash can be baked, boiled, grilled, sauteed', pureed, added to soups, made into creamy pasta sauce, or added to baked sweet breads, muffins, pie and more. It, along with sweet potatoes, can be substituted in almost every recipe calling for pumpkin with very similar results (my family never knows the difference). Simply put, it's awesome!

Did you know?

• Butternut squash compose of many vital poly-phenolic anti-oxidants and vitamins. As in other Cucurbitaceae members, butternut too has very low calories; 100 g provides just 45 calories. It contains no saturated fats or cholesterol; however, is rich source of dietary fiber and phyto-nutrients. Squash is one of the common vegetables that often recommended by dieticians in the cholesterol controlling and weight-reduction programs.
• It has more vitamin A than that of in pumpkin. At 10630 IU per 100 g, it is perhaps the single vegetable source in the Cucurbitaceae family with the highest levels of vitamin-A, constituting about 354% of RDA. Vitamin A is a powerful natural anti-oxidant and is required by the body for maintaining the integrity of skin and mucus membranes. It is also an essential vitamin for optimum eye-sight. Research studies suggest that natural foods rich in vitamin A help the body protected against lung and oral cavity cancers.
• Furthermore, butternut squash has plenty of natural poly-phenolic flavonoid compounds like α and ß-carotenes, cryptoxanthin-ß, and lutein. These compounds convert to vitamin A inside the body and deliver same protective functions of vitamin A on the body.
• It is rich in B-complex group of vitamins like folates, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), thiamin, and pantothenic acid.
• It has similar mineral profile as that in pumpkin, containing adequate levels of minerals like iron, zinc, copper, calcium, potassium, and phosphorus.
• Source:  Nutrition and You.com

So now, let's bake! Recipe adapted from What's Cooking America.Net

RECIPE

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1 cup butternut squash puree 

(baked and mashed butternut squash)
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs, beaten 

(preferably farm fresh)
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup toasted salted pecans, chopped 

*Cinnamon-Sugar to sprinkle over tops of loaves (optional)

Method

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place oven rack in center of oven. Spray a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan or three (3) mini-loaf pans with baking spray

Measure all ingredients except pecans into a large mixing bowl. Mix on med-low speed until well blended.

Pour batter into prepared loaf pan (s) and sprinkle tops evenly with chopped pecans. Bake large loaf for 50 to 60 minutes (mini-loaves 35 minutes) or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 

Remove pans from oven, remove loaves from pans and let cool on a cooling rack. Immediately sprinkle tops well with cinnamon sugar if using.

Once loaves are cool, they can be wrapped in plastic wrap and placed in zip-top bags, and stored in the freezer ... if they last that long.

Yield:  1 large or 3 mini-loaves

Enjoy,
Mary

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Pickled Cabbage Slaw

When cabbage is growing in abundance in your garden, or you simply want some great coleslaw, mix up a batch of this Pickled Cabbage Slaw. It can be enjoyed fresh, or you can "put some up" to use another day.

This recipe is exactly the same as Grandma Joan's Coleslaw, only I rough chop it, and of course, no mayonnaise is ever added if you are canning it.  Does it stay crunchy?  You bet it does!

RECIPE
Ingredients
1 head cabbage (small to medium)
2 large carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 small onion, diced (red onion works very well)
1 red bell pepper, diced (optional)
1 green bell pepper, diced (optional)
Ball's Fruit Fresh (to keep veggies from browning)
Brine

1 cup sugar
1 cup white vinegar
1 tsp celery seed
1 tsp mustard seed
1 tsp salt
1 tsp course-ground black pepper

Method
Rough chop all vegetables and place in large non-reactive bowl (stainless steel or glass).  Sprinkle liberally with Fruit Fresh to keep veggies from browning.

In a large saucepan, combine sugar, vinegar and next 4 ingredients. Stir to combine and bring to a boil. Stir and allow to cool slightly.

Once cooled, stir sugar/vinegar mixture into veggies and toss to thoroughly combine. Let sit a few minutes and mix well.

Canning
Using a slotted spoon, pack coleslaw fairly tightly into half-pint, pint or quart canning jars and cover with brine leaving 1/2-inch head-space (make more brine if you don't have enough to cover). 

Process jars in boiling water bath;  half-pints and pint jars 10 minutes; quarts 15 minutes. 

Remove jars from water bath and let cool on your kitchen counter-top 24 hours undisturbed. Jars are sealed when button top on lid is fully depressed and can't be moved. Store jars in pantry up to one year. Open jars need to be refrigerated.

Cooks note: Veggies may "float" some in the brine after canning; this is completely normal and the coleslaw will settle down once the veggies cool and the jars are sealed.

Yield: 1 small head of cabbage yields 4 pint jars of coleslaw. Recipe is easily doubled.

Serving:  Serve as is, or pour off some of the brine and stir in some mayonnaise for a creamier texture. Top on Hand-Pulled Pork Barbecue Sandwiches for a delicious treat.

Enjoy,

Mary

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Honey-Dijon Pork Tenderloin

I first tried this marinade recipe I found on South Your Mouth. The marinade is just perfect for pork, and one I adapted from her original recipe she used for Pork Kebabs. I used a pastured pork tenderloin from our good friends at Sunny Cedars Farm. It is awesome.

RECIPE
Ingredients
1 pork tenderloin
1/4 cup local raw honey (we use Bell Honey)
3 tbls. Dijon mustard
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 -3 tsp. minced garlic
2 tbls. Balsamic vinegar
1 small onion, minced

Method
Mix all marinade ingredients together, reserving 1/3 cup and set aside. Put remaining marinade in a large zip-top bag, add the pork tenderloin, seal, massage marinade into meat, and refrigerate several hours.

Remove pork tenderloin from marinade, discarding marinade.

Using 1/3 cup reserve marinade you set aside, grill pork tenderloin over indirect-medium high heat for 15 minutes on one side and 10 minutes on indirect-medium heat, basting often. Internal temperature when done should be 145 degrees.

Remove from grill, tent with foil and let rest 5 minutes. Slice and serve while hot.

Safe Minimum Cooking Temps

Yield:  4 servings

Enjoy,
Mary

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Turkey Croquettes

I recently received some ground turkey from Thames Farm and I was excited to try it for several reasons; it's more economical than ground beef, it's a bit more versatile than ground pork or lamb, it's a bit less dry than ground chicken, and it's very tasty.

With that in mind, I was on a mission of sorts to make something yummy that everyone in the family would enjoy. Knowing my husband is the all-time lover of gravy, I wanted something that would work well with it, or another sauce, and so this recipe was born.  Per the husband, this is another "keeper" recipe!

RECIPE
Ingredients
Croquettes/Patties
1 lbs. ground turkey 
1 stalk celery, finely minced
1/2 tbsp, dried minced onion
1 tsp. parsley flakes
1 tsp. rubbed sage
1 tsp. thyme leaves
1 farm fresh egg
1/3 cup bread crumbs
3-4 tbls. oil for frying

Gravy
1/4-1/3 cup flour
2 cups chicken stock
Salt and pepper to taste


Method
Mix all croquette ingredients together with your hands, combining thoroughly. Shape into 7-8 small oval patties.

In a large electric fry pan, add oil and heat to 350 degrees. Fry croquettes covered several minutes per side, or until cooked through.

Remove croquettes from pan and place on a paper towel to drain. Add flour to hot pan drippings/oil and stir well.  Pour in chicken stock and whisk until well blended. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Served croquettes immediately topped with gravy over rice or mashed potatoes.

Servings: 3-4

Enjoy,
Mary

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