Food

Drought Creating Surplus Of Cattle At Auction, Beef Prices May Jump « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

21 July 2011

“I’m holding right now, but I don’t know, if I don’t get some water, can’t hold, can’t keep on a holding,” said Larry Springfield, a cattle raiser in Springtown. “They’re out of feed, they’re out of pasture, they’re out of water, so what else are you going to do with them.”
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Baking Bread On The Grill

13 May 2011

Did you know your grill can double as an oven in a pinch? If it has a cover or lid and almost all do and you can improvise with a large bowl.
It doesn’t really matter if you use gas, charcoal or even wood. Gas is nice because it is easiest to control, but any will [...]

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Austrian Pancakes

6 May 2011

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Austrian Pancakes

Author: Stephan
Recipe type: Bread

 

A simpler variation of the classic crepe

Ingredients

3 eggs
1 Cup Milk
¾ Cup flour
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
salt to taste
Crisco for cooking in about 1 teaspoon per pancake at first.

Instructions

Heat a 10 inch non-stick pan over medium heat.
Add crisco, allow to melt and coat pan well.
Pour in ¼ cup of [...]

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Lisa’s High Altitude White Bread

29 April 2011

Lisa’s High Altitude White Bread
Make 2 Loaves

1 package (2 1/2 teaspoons) active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (100-115°F) or 2 cups water if using dry milk
5 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick ) butter or shortening softened
or 1/4 cup
vegetable oil
1-3/4 sup milk or scant 2/3 cup dry milk
3 teaspoons dough enhancer
2 teaspoons salt
6 cups sifted all-purpose [...]

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Pre-holiday Stockups

22 April 2011

The days right before a major holiday, like Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Superbowl, Independence day are all excellent times to stock up. Few people bat an eye at a massively full cart. and those that do you can simply say, “You don’t have much family do you?” or “I didn’t make the family traditions, I just [...]

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Homemade Macaroni and Cheese

15 April 2011

Macaroni and cheese
4 quarts water
4 Tbsp butter4 tbsp flour1 tsp dry mustard1 tsp white pepper1 tsp paprika2 tsp salt
3/4 cup extra sharp cheddar cheese1/4 cup mozzerella cheese
1 cup milk
1/2 lbs macaroni pasta
1/4 cup bread crumbs1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese2 tsp paprika
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Start the water to boil in a large pot, add pasta once [...]

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The 3 Kinds of Salt You Need in your Food Storage

8 April 2011

All food storage plans have salt in them. Salt is a vital nutrient, so important that it is one of only 4 things we can taste. The others sweet (indicating a source of calories), bitter (a warning for poison) and sour (an indicator for certain certain vitamins, like vitamin C). Salt is in fact the [...]

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Required Secondary Equipment For Food Storage

7 April 2011

There is just something about doing food storage that requires some extra equipment to do right. That you are just going to miss when doing a panic buy so we do all this beforehand so you are actually ready.
Most superheros have all kinds of secondary powers that aren’t really talked about just so they can [...]

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Feeding a Crowd With Fire

6 April 2011

We had a nice family reunion last summer and one day we wanted to make dinner for about 20 people without going out and without heating up the house. I came up with the idea for fajitas. Flank steak is inexpensive, as are the onions and peppers and it’s easy to do on the grill.
Given [...]

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The Stand Mixer

5 April 2011

We love our stand mixer, it’s a big ol’ Kitchenaid, and we think it’s great.
Fundamentally, it’s just a big electric motor that you can attach things to. It is not all that far from the original idea they had for electric motors for the home. The original idea was for one big central electric motor [...]

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