Doing What Comes Naturally: Eating at Home

byLEROYF1

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3 years ago

Last week has been busy as we spent time doing research on cooking and eating at home. I found that it was interesting and some of the information made good sense. As I proceeded to process things, it brought back memories of when I was a country boy working in the garden to help provide food for the family. I remember when Sears and Roebucks advertised the original pressure cooker. That was a big deal.

Back then, freezers was not an item that we could afford. So we canned our garden harvest to preserve it for the winter months. Canning was a lot of hard work but it was the only way to prepare for winter and the seasons that we could not grow anything to eat. We also relied on hunting and fishing to add to the meat from squirrel and rabbits.

Today we have a better option. We can raise vegetables in containers and raised garden boxes which is more neat and easier to work. Processing them is much simpler now too. We just clean them and put into freezer bags. They are ready for when the time comes to fix a good stew.

The time has come...

A couple of days ago, I was watching the news and the forecast for that night was 32 degrees and the next day was only going to be in the upper 40s. That is a good reason to stay in doors and plan a meal for that cold day. We are entering into the slow cooker season.

Setting up is easy. I installed a plastic liner in the pot so I don't take a lot of time cleaning up when we are done.

My recipe is simple.

• 1-1/2 pound of stew meat
• 1/4 cup of garlic powder
• 1/4 cup of onion powder
• 1/2 cup to 1 cup of water
• Quart size bag of frozen mixed vegetable
• 1 can of diced tomatoes
  
• Salt and pepper (to taste)

Directions:

Set the crockpot to low temperature.

Put in meat and sprinkle it with garlic and onion powder.

Add 1/2 cup of water.

Cook overnight on low.

The next morning, add the vegetables and diced tomatoes.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Cook for 1 hour.

Dinner is ready for some good eating on a cold night. Enjoy!