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Indian-flavored Sweet Potatoes

1 lb sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in 1/2″ cubes 1 1/2 cups frozen petit green peas 1 tbsp olive oil 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 tsp minced garlic 1/2 tsp grated ginger root, optional 1/2 tsp powdered mustard 1 1/2 tsp curry powder 1/2 tsp salt pinch of ground red pepper Cook the sweet […]

Basic Fruit Crisp

This topping recipe is good an a variety of fruit. The filling recipe can be tweaked depending on how much sugar your fruit needs and how much liquid it produces while baking. Crisp topping 1 cup flour 1 cup brown sugar pinch of salt 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 1/2 tsp nutmeg 5-6 ounces cold […]

Easy Vegetable Soup

Start with: olive oil half of a large onion,chopped While onions are cooking, prepare various vegetables, then add to pan: cabbage, carrot, celery, etc. Add herbs to taste: celery seed, thyme, sage, oregano salt water Add starch that cooks in 15 minutes or less, such as: pasta quick-cooking barley red lentils and quinoa in equal […]

Sicilian Lentil Pasta Sauce

1 tbsp olive oil 1 cup chopped onion 2 cups sliced mushrooms [other veggies as desired: celery, cabbage, carrots, peppers] 1 clove mashed garlic, optional 1 cup lentils 3 cups water 16 oz. tomato sauce 6 oz. tomato paste more water as needed Heat the oil in a large sauce pan, then add the onion […]

Yearly fruit and vegetable use

From the garden, does not include other purchased groceries. 24 gallon bags of Italian plum halves (3# each bag) 24 lbs pitted pie cherries (8 – 10 bags) 24 bags pumpkin “muffins” (18 per gallon bag) … each frozen cake about 2.5 ounces. 100 lbs cooked and pureed zucchini 50 medium to large onions 50 […]