I have a new bread oven or bread-maker and it took a few tries to get used to it but I have it now. I love the delay button. I can actually place all ingredients in a set the timer and the bread will be done at dinner. You can’t place eggs or milk products for this function.
We get hot and fresh awesome bread. Leftovers make great tasting French toast.
We have had this meat since January 9, 2016 and it does take getting used to. The chop meat is different but I am getting to like it. It is good in a sauce, tacos, meatballs, or chili. I have not had a burger with it yet because burgers are not my thing.The round steak was my favorite. It is tender and made awesome fajitas but i did not have tortillas I ate my over rice and beans with green salsa. Oh man, it was good. The beet stew meat is also good. I made it as beef stew. Good idea, right. It was. Beef stew over rice and served in a gravy, green peppers and onions. We are going to eat beef stew again tomorrow night and I will post how it is tomorrow. The short ribs we tough but it was our fault, we cooked it wrong. You read that correct, we did it wrong. Short ribs needs to cooked in a broth or gravy. We baked it in the over like ribs. Nope, can’t do that. Short ribs will be cooked differently next time.
We have gone camping twice since I have last posted. I have been asked what do I bring to eat on our trips. Well I do not like cooking on gas so I do most of the cooking before we leave. The microwave is my friend during camping. I do use the stove for breakfast foods always. I am learning how to lite my stove without fear. Yes, I am afraid of gas.
Breakfast usually is eggs, meat and toast. We bring lots of eggs and some kind of bacon, sausage and fresh bread. (homemade) Real butter and solid cheese is always in the fridge. Drinks are coffee, tea, juice or milk are also available. Sometimes, I make pancakes but that requires I use my stove.
Lunch we had chili and hotdogs. (Nathan’s brand) I did not use bread for this. This meal was already for me to heat up in the microwave. The hotdogs were not. Sometimes I have had use the stove or Tom uses the outdoor grill. We drink water for lunch. I have done sandwiches, soups and salads on other camping trips.
Dinner we get together with other campers and we make hamburgers and mac and cheese with a vegetable or a salad. I have made tomato sauce and pasta and beef stew. Both these items were already prepared and just needed to be heated.
While we are at the campfire, after dinner, we have smores or chocolate shakes. I also bake cookies before we leave my house to have on hand at the campsite. I snack on pistachios, fruit, and chips and salsa or pretzels.
Many people know I have many food allergies and that is why I started this blog. I have started buying my meat and eggs at the Urban Farm in Crestview, Florida. The meat is different from what I am used to. The cows and chickens are grass feed. I have made short ribs, beef stew and ground beef. I made the short ribs wrong. Yes, I made it wrong. They were tough. I baked them like baby back ribs. They are not baby back ribs. Shorts ribs need to be cooked in a gravy or broth. They should remind moist while cooking. The beef stew was good. I cooked it just like any other stew meat. The ground beef was cooked the same way as normal (fried in pan). The eggs have no taste difference. They do need to be washed before cracking. The chicken has very little fat.
i made this purchase because there is no soy in this meat.
Meat prices vary depending on time of year and quanity. The price per pound was $5.50 when I purchased it. I purchased 1/4 of cow and we split it with a friend. If you pair up with a friend the cost is affordable.
My husband wanted stuffed cabbage but I was not in the mode to boil cabbage leaves so I came up with this delightful dish. This was another smash hit.
Items neede:
Shallow baking dish
Fry pan
Ingredients:
1.5 lbs of cooked ground beef (we used fresh from Urban Farm in Crestview)
8 cabbage leaves
leftover sauce from previous chicken dish.
1 can of rotelle tomato mild
1 can tomato paste
1 TBSP Italian seasoning
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
Lay 6 cabbage leaves up so you can fill them. Break up remaining leaves to over any cracks. Spoon the ground beef in to cover bottom. Next spoon tomato sauce over meat and add a slice of mozzarella cheese. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes pull dish out of cover to fold the cabbage leaves over the cheese. Now put back in over for 10 minutes.