This is really quite hearty! Veganizable. “This makes a delicious soup and quite as nourishing as if made with soup meat.” FRENCH MEATLESS VEGETABLE SOUP 5-6 quarts stock (of any sort, or water)1 bunch fresh carrots (about 6), washed well but not peeled, chopped3 turnips, washed well but not peeled, chopped4 celery stalks, choppedSmall cabbage
Gone the sun Bread is done. Ahem. “We are quite sure that when the Romans invaded Greece they had their eating habits changed dramatically. The Greeks were better bakers. … . ” I bake bread. And I can tell you that this is one of the best breads I have ever baked.
And a salad! Is it wrong to refer to adults as “the kids?” Whatever. The kids have taken to preparing dinner one night each week. For supper this Meatless Monday they made pizzas and a salad. That’s homemade from scratch crust. Yeast. Sugar. Flour. Water and Whatnot. If you had passed through the kitchen on
To veganize, substitute almond milk. CRUNCHY CORNMEAL ONION RINGS Serves 4-6 4 onions Milk or buttermilk 2 C corn meal 1 tsp salt Dash black pepper Oil for deep frying Slice onions ¼ inch thick and separate into rings. Soak onion rings in milk or buttermilk to cover for 30 minutes, then drain. Combine cornmeal,
As Mr. Big Food was b-b-qing chicken over applewood, he dictated to me the recipe for this broccoli salad. I took it down as it was more than I could have remembered in my head. The one on the right– the one without the hardboiled eggs– is Miss M’s. I did not take a picture of
To veganize, omit sausage and cheese “Enhanced by sausage and cheese, this ratatouille makes a complete meal. For vegetarians, just omit the sausage. (Recipe contest entry: Mrs. Gene Stecyk, Los Angeles, CA)”—The Garlic Lovers’ Cookbook (1980) GILROY RATATOUILLE Makes 8 servings 5 cloves fresh garlic, minced 2 onions, sliced thin 1/3 C olive oil 1 bell pepper, cut into
Add peas! INDIAN RICE Serves 5 ¼ C onion, sliced very thin 3 Tbsp slivered almonds 2 Tbsp butter ¼ C seedless raisins 2 C hot, cooked long grain rice Melt butter in small skillet, and cook onions and almonds until golden. Add raisins and heat through until they puff. Stir mixture into rice, mixing
Vegan! We had some leftover cooked broccoli which Mr. Big Food substituted for the celery. Since it was cooked, he added it after the casserole had been baking about 40 minutes. He used olive oil for the “fat.” “Either fresh or canned vegetables may be combined for this delicious casserole.”—The Encyclopedia of Cooking Complete in
Best with home grown veggies CHINESE FRIED RICE II Serves 6 2 Tbsp oil 2 large onions, chopped 2 C cooked rice 1 to 2 Tbsp soy sauce ½ tsp salt 2 C chopped cooked meat (optional) 2 Tbsp peeled diced carrots 2 Tbsp cooked green peas Heat oil, fry onions until brown, add rice,
Recipe from Healthy Home Cooking: Fresh Ways with Vegetables (Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia, 1986) Preparation and grilling photos here: Big Food! GRILLED VEGETABLES WITH HERB MARINADE Serves 12Working (and total) time: about 45 minutesCalories 88; Protein 3g; Cholesterol 0mg; Total fat 5g; Saturated fat 1g; Sodium 52mg 6 medium zucchini, each sliced in half crosswise
Butter crunch lettuce, red lettuce, monstrosity spinach, radishes, onions, garden cress, broccoli raab, and mushrooms with California red French dressing on the side. Yes. You can eat the flowers. Also a vegan variation of Collards Cooked with Garlic and Chicken Broth which, duh, substitutes veggie broth for chicken broth and this evening, giant red mustard
Who doesn’t love cabbage? “From my cousin Vaclav Koudelka in Lubacovice”—Pat Kriska CABBAGE IN CREAM ½ stick butter 1 medium head cabbage, tough outer leaves removed, cored, and chopped 1 C heavy cream Salt, pepper, to taste 1 medium onion, chopped 1 tsp paprika In a saucepan large enough to hold all the cabbage, sauté
Prepared vegan pizza Prepared decidedly non-vegan pizza Ready to eat vegan pizza Ready to eat decidedly non-vegan pizza See how well we ☾☮ ૐ ✡ ☥☯† ?? We watched the first episode of the first season of the Dick Van Dyke Show. I did not know that Dick was a raging alcoholic, did you? The
I need to work on the color balance of this photo because the white sweet potatoes were a little whiter than they appear here. The vegan side dish with tonight’s oven fried chicken. Pulled the sweet taters out of the garden about 10 days ago. Washed them off. Pare boiled them for about 20 minutes.
As you know, Monday is was Veggie Night. We eat a lot of veggies! The first order of business on Veggie Night is to fry some Bacon so there is Bacon fat. The second piece of business is to calculate how to cut down on the amount of cheese called for in these old recipes.
{"id":null,"mode":"button","open_style":"in_modal","currency_code":"USD","currency_symbol":"$","currency_type":"decimal","blank_flag_url":"https:\/\/www.bigfoodetc.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/tip-jar-wp\/\/assets\/images\/flags\/blank.gif","flag_sprite_url":"https:\/\/www.bigfoodetc.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/tip-jar-wp\/\/assets\/images\/flags\/flags.png","default_amount":1000,"top_media_type":"featured_image","featured_image_url":"https:\/\/www.bigfoodetc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Whats-happening-copy-4-1.jpg","featured_embed":"","header_media":null,"file_download_attachment_data":null,"recurring_options_enabled":true,"recurring_options":{"never":{"selected":true,"after_output":"One time only"},"weekly":{"selected":false,"after_output":"Every week"},"monthly":{"selected":false,"after_output":"Every month"},"yearly":{"selected":false,"after_output":"Every year"}},"strings":{"current_user_email":"","current_user_name":"","link_text":"All current contributions go toward redesigning the cover, and publishing an eBook of Miss Missy's School.","complete_payment_button_error_text":"Check info and try again","payment_verb":"Tip!","payment_request_label":"Big Food, Big Garden, Big Life","form_has_an_error":"Please check and fix the errors above","general_server_error":"Something isn't working right at the moment. Please try again.","form_title":"Big Food, Big Garden, Big Life","form_subtitle":"All contributions go toward cover redesign and eBook publication of Miss Missy's School: Book I A Pack of Farm Dogs Starts a School","currency_search_text":"Country or Currency here","other_payment_option":"Other payment option","manage_payments_button_text":"Manage your payments","thank_you_message":"Thank you for your help and encouragement!","payment_confirmation_title":"Big Food, Big Garden, Big Life","receipt_title":"Your Receipt","print_receipt":"Print Receipt","email_receipt":"Email Receipt","email_receipt_sending":"Sending receipt...","email_receipt_success":"Email receipt successfully sent","email_receipt_failed":"Email receipt failed to send. Please try again.","receipt_payee":"Paid to","receipt_statement_descriptor":"This will show up on your statement as","receipt_date":"Date","receipt_transaction_id":"Transaction ID","receipt_transaction_amount":"Amount","refund_payer":"Refund from","login":"Log in to manage your payments","manage_payments":"Manage Payments","transactions_title":"Your Transactions","transaction_title":"Transaction Receipt","transaction_period":"Plan Period","arrangements_title":"Your Plans","arrangement_title":"Manage Plan","arrangement_details":"Plan Details","arrangement_id_title":"Plan ID","arrangement_payment_method_title":"Payment Method","arrangement_amount_title":"Plan Amount","arrangement_renewal_title":"Next renewal date","arrangement_action_cancel":"Cancel Plan","arrangement_action_cant_cancel":"Cancelling is currently not available.","arrangement_action_cancel_double":"Are you sure you'd like to cancel?","arrangement_cancelling":"Cancelling Plan...","arrangement_cancelled":"Plan Cancelled","arrangement_failed_to_cancel":"Failed to cancel plan","back_to_plans":"\u2190 Back to Plans","update_payment_method_verb":"Update","sca_auth_description":"Your have a pending renewal payment which requires authorization.","sca_auth_verb":"Authorize renewal payment","sca_authing_verb":"Authorizing payment","sca_authed_verb":"Payment successfully authorized!","sca_auth_failed":"Unable to authorize! Please try again.","login_button_text":"Log in","login_form_has_an_error":"Please check and fix the errors above","uppercase_search":"Search","lowercase_search":"search","uppercase_page":"Page","lowercase_page":"page","uppercase_items":"Items","lowercase_items":"items","uppercase_per":"Per","lowercase_per":"per","uppercase_of":"Of","lowercase_of":"of","back":"Back to plans","zip_code_placeholder":"Zip\/Postal Code","download_file_button_text":"Download File","input_field_instructions":{"tip_amount":{"placeholder_text":"How much would you like to tip?","initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"How much would you like to tip? Choose any currency."},"empty":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"How much would you like to tip? Choose any currency."},"invalid_curency":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Please choose a valid currency."}},"recurring":{"placeholder_text":"Recurring","initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"How often would you like to give this?"},"success":{"instruction_type":"success","instruction_message":"How often would you like to give this?"},"empty":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"How often would you like to give this?"}},"name":{"placeholder_text":"Name on Credit Card","initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Enter the name on your card."},"success":{"instruction_type":"success","instruction_message":"Enter the name on your card."},"empty":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Please enter the name on your card."}},"privacy_policy":{"terms_title":"Terms and conditions","terms_body":null,"terms_show_text":"View Terms","terms_hide_text":"Hide Terms","initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"I agree to the terms."},"unchecked":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Please agree to the terms."},"checked":{"instruction_type":"success","instruction_message":"I agree to the terms."}},"email":{"placeholder_text":"Your email address","initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Enter your email address"},"success":{"instruction_type":"success","instruction_message":"Enter your email address"},"blank":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Enter your email address"},"not_an_email_address":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Make sure you have entered a valid email address"}},"note_with_tip":{"placeholder_text":"Your note here...","initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Attach a note to your tip (optional)"},"empty":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Attach a note to your tip (optional)"},"not_empty_initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Attach a note to your tip (optional)"},"saving":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Saving note..."},"success":{"instruction_type":"success","instruction_message":"Note successfully saved!"},"error":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Unable to save note note at this time. Please try again."}},"email_for_login_code":{"placeholder_text":"Your email address","initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Enter your email to log in."},"success":{"instruction_type":"success","instruction_message":"Enter your email to log in."},"blank":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Enter your email to log in."},"empty":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Enter your email to log in."}},"login_code":{"initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Check your email and enter the login code."},"success":{"instruction_type":"success","instruction_message":"Check your email and enter the login code."},"blank":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Check your email and enter the login code."},"empty":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Check your email and enter the login code."}},"stripe_all_in_one":{"initial":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Enter your credit card details here."},"empty":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Enter your credit card details here."},"success":{"instruction_type":"normal","instruction_message":"Enter your credit card details here."},"invalid_number":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card number is not a valid credit card number."},"invalid_expiry_month":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's expiration month is invalid."},"invalid_expiry_year":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's expiration year is invalid."},"invalid_cvc":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's security code is invalid."},"incorrect_number":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card number is incorrect."},"incomplete_number":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card number is incomplete."},"incomplete_cvc":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's security code is incomplete."},"incomplete_expiry":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's expiration date is incomplete."},"incomplete_zip":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's zip code is incomplete."},"expired_card":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card has expired."},"incorrect_cvc":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's security code is incorrect."},"incorrect_zip":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's zip code failed validation."},"invalid_expiry_year_past":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card's expiration year is in the past"},"card_declined":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The card was declined."},"missing":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"There is no card on a customer that is being charged."},"processing_error":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"An error occurred while processing the card."},"invalid_request_error":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"Unable to process this payment, please try again or use alternative method."},"invalid_sofort_country":{"instruction_type":"error","instruction_message":"The billing country is not accepted by SOFORT. Please try another country."}}}},"fetched_oembed_html":false}
