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Sauce

Easy Fresh Salsa

Fresh salsa is the best and so versatile, good on everything! Ingredients and Variations Ingredients: Plum tomatoes, jalapenos, white onion, garlic, water, fresh lime juice, Mexican oregano, ground cumin and salt. Variations: Any tomato can be used, hotter peppers can be used for extra heat if desired and jalapenos can […]

Main Dish

Picadillo

Budget Friendly Picadillo is always a crowd pleaser! Picadillo is comfort food to the max! Ingredients and Variations Ingredients: ground beef, white onion, russet potatoes, plum tomatoes, green chilis, water, chicken bouillon, Mexican oregano, ground cumin, chili powder, oil, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper. Variations: Any ground meat […]

Desserts, Easter

Old Fashioned Lemon Cream Ice Box Pie

Easy as pie Old Fashioned Lemon Cream Ice Box Pie!! This pie is lemony, creamy and dreamy!! Make some today! Ingredients and Variations Ingredients: Sweetened Condensed milk, cream cheese, lemon juice, vanilla extract, egg yolks, salt and a prepared graham cracker crust. Variations: Use fresh or bottled lemon juice, zest […]

Casseroles

Iron Skillet Chicken Cottage Pie

This easy Iron Skillet Chicken Cottage Pie is as easy as it is delicious! A one pan casserole good anytime of year! Ingredients and Variations Ingredients: Ground dark chicken meat ( I use a jar of my home canned cottage pie filling here), frozen mixed vegetables, chicken broth, onions, onion […]

Soups

Curried Chicken and Rice Noodle Soup

All the flavors of curry you love in a bite sized bowl of soup! Fast, delicious and easy to make. Ingredients and Variations Ingredients: Canned chicken thighs, unrefined coconut oil, yellow onions, carrots, celery, fresh garlic, fresh ginger, chicken bouillon, water, coconut milk, red curry paste, curry powder, garam masala […]

Canning

Butter Chicken Meal Starter (for Pressure Canning)

I have created this Butter Chicken recipe for safe canning with all the traditional flavors! This is great to have on hand for quick and easy meals that taste like it took all day! Ingredients and Variations Ingredients: Chicken breast, canned tomatoes, yellow onion, ground cumin, chili powder, Kosher salt, […]

Everything Else

How to Make Preserved Lemon

Preserved lemon is a great way to keep lemons. They are delicious in so many recipes, sweet or savory. The recipe is simple, equal parts lemon to equal parts Kosher or canning salt or granulated sugar, for preserving the traditional way, cut the ends of of the lemon and slice […]

Side Dishes, Superboel Sunday

Knish

There is nothing like homemade knish!! Eat it for a side dish or make small ones for appetizers!! Ingredients and Variations Ingredients: pastry – all purpose flour, salt, baking powder, egg, apple cider vinegar, water, vegetable oil, bacon grease. Filling – russet potatoes, white onions, chicken bouillon, water, salt, pepper, […]