Anyone who has ever entertained ideas of frugality, food storage, a back-to-basics diet, or farmstead cooking has tried cooking dry beans. I have a good supply of beans in my downstairs pantry, maybe a few too many, maybe a few years old, and they appear to get drier all the time. Earlier this week I […]
And Then There’s Dinner – Creamy Cabbage Hamburger Stew
(Left-overs from recipe below) Some days dinner is unplanned and turns out unexpectedly wonderful, so I thought I’d share what I did. 10 or so cups cubed potatoes 2-3 cups carrots 12 cups water 2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp black pepper one large onion, finely diced, about 1 cup 3 TBSP butter 2 TBSP olive […]