Menu Plan Week of April 14

April 15, 2013 By
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Snow Ducks!
I love spring in Wyoming! We are finally getting some precipitation which is wonderful. I am very much looking forward to green grass soon. Of course, the precipitation is in the form of snow. On Tuesday we had around a foot in the yard. H…

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Menu Plan Week of November 11

November 12, 2012 By
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It is quite cold here! We had snow and single digit temperatures over the weekend. I think it is supposed to warm up later in the week.
Last week’s menu plan kind of fell apart. Christopher came down with a flu bug Sunday night. He was sick all …

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Stewed Meat- 2 Ways

September 26, 2012 By
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Tougher cuts of meat can be very budget friendly. Preparing the meat in a manner that makes those tough cuts tender and delicious is important. If your tough cut is a steak a great method is to pound the meat and do something like this tasty chicken fr…

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Super Flexible Stuffed Burritos

August 24, 2012 By
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While we were on our family vacation this summer we ate out at Chipotle’s. We each had a huge stuffed burrito and while dining Joe said we should eat more burritos. I was surprised by that since we often have some sort of burrito, taco or tostado…

Filed Under: antelope, Beans, beef, black beans, Chicken, duck, eggs, feeding children, food thoughts, formula cooking, frugal, frugal options, lamb, lentils, lunch, Pinto Beans, planned overs, real food, recipe, Red Beans, Stretchy Beans, Supper, turkey, venison, White Beans, wild game

Living “off the Land”

March 21, 2012 By
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What kind of foods are naturally abundant where you live? Do you have access to foods from the sea? Maybe produce grows easily in your location? Could you ’live off the land’ and maintain (or develop) excellent health? Studying the native c…

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Sort of Goulash, but not Really…

February 25, 2012 By
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Do you need a dish that you can put together in almost no time with zero advanced preparation? Here is a dish meets that criteria. This is definitely one to add to your ‘emergency meals’ list. Goulash With a Sour Cream Topper
At my house, …

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Food Processor to the Rescue!

February 9, 2012 By
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So I have to admit, there is a good chance that this post will be of benefit to no one but myself. But I’m going to share anyway because possibly, maybe, perhaps there is another person out there with a freezer full of antelope and venison that m…

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